Laws that oppress people have no moral authority.

Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can.

Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria.

I did write some code in Java once, but that was the island in Indonesia.

Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something.

You can use any editor you want, but remember that vi vi vi is the text editor of the beast.

Sharing is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy.

Facebook is not your friend, it is a surveillance engine.

By the way, I hope you all know about the worldwide boycott of Coca Cola company for things like murdering union organizers in Colombia. See the site killercoke.org.

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking.

Those who clamour for true greatness are not swayed by the glamour of its treasures

when you obey the rules, the rules obey you

If you were going to be best friends with anyone - Kevin - you had to hate a lot of other people, the two of you, together. It made you better friends.

In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

But many of the bravest never are known, and get no praise. That does not lessen their beauty.

The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.

It is as well now and then not to remember all we know.

President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist.

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.