I'm the last survivor of a dead culture. And I don't really belong in the world anymore. And in some ways I feel I ought to be dead.

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.

The magnificence of light can only be seen when it strikes an obstacle. Likewise, the magnificence of a leader is in how he deals with problems.

Wisdom is a lamp

I am available to make mistakes, I only prefer to make new ones.

I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.

I'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful.

My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.

Obviously, I want to sell records, but I do it because I find it therapeutic. In music I can be myself.

Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.

I'm a bit of a homebody. It doesn't take long for me to get to the point where I'm ready to be home again.

I'm convinced that a person in my position must provide a positive example to people.