Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse)

Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone).

If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.

You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.

Prototype, then polish. Get it working before you optimize it

The easiest programs to use are those which demand the least new learning from the user

When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

If I wanted you to understand, I would explain it better.

Mychael Eiliesor. Guardian paladin, sacred protector, master spellsinger, fashion consultant.

I am absolutely certain that life can exist in outer space, move around, find a new aqueous environment.

A set of Bollywood actresses are coming through Dallas soon in a live tour; I'd pay a lot to see them, but alas, I'm fully booked elsewhere.

I believe that while art is always beyond morality, it is never above it.

If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.

What does autumn go on paying for with so much yellow money?

The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.

We all have idealism. We think we're healthy and then, all of a sudden, one day, you have cancer. The truth has a mind of its own.

Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.