The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity.

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.

Correlation is not cause, it is just a 'music of chance'.

Gazing into his eyes, I was lost in their intensity. It was like looking into the bluest sky and carrying on to infinity. I felt mesmerised, hypnotised and transfixed all at once.

He wasn’t allowed to come with me there—my own rule for thislittle adventure.No more.Good-bye, Aspen.

The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly.

I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.

The teachers don't know anything. What are the kids going to learn with a horrible education system?

My insurance provider probably wouldn't allow me to go into a mosh pit anymore. My brain is insured by Lloyd's of London, you know what I'm saying?

I'm very interested in my new kitchen equipment shop. I've started it with two friends.

I stay in France. Better to be the queen of a village than a servant in a kingdom.

Discussing vaccination with a doctor is like discussing vegetarianism with a butcher.