Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

I think it's fair to say more adultery goes on in hotels than any other place in the world.

Raids are slightly constipating.

A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.

People don't believe that their actions really and truly are going to make a difference. But kids get it. They know. And they get all excited about the difference they're making.

In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day

We believe people with Passion CAN change the World for the Better." -Steve Jobs

I won't read novels while writing novels.

The beauty of service-type businesses is that if they're well run, you have huge excess cash flow.