Microsoft is not the problem. Microsoft is the symptom.

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.

Hanson got to sleep with you, and I didn't, ” he said, his own jaw a little tight. “So I stole his car.

Wer ein Theater füllen will, bedient sich der Dramaturgie. Um es zu leeren genügt Ideologie.

I find my thoughts, increasingly, not on the supernatural or spiritual but on what is meant by living a good and worthwhile life—achieving a sense of peace within oneself.

When the old men kill themselves, the cities are dying.

Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions

Great individuals make great successes out of failure.

Cities aren't like people; they live on and on, even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.

Cabaret is a great format. All you have to do is sing and be funny sporadically.

I ought to file charges of uncommon stupidity against you for letting her try this alone." ~ Newt, Black Magic Sanction, Kim Harrison

Nobody hands you excellence on a silver platter. You earn it through planning, preparing, and persisting in the face of all obstacles.