Sometimes artists can have the same sound, but they can give you a show that makes you see it in a completely different way.

The Xbox 360 is the first console that I've ever worked with that actually has development tools that are better for games than what we've had on PC.

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming.

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do.

Note to self: Pasty-skinned programmers ought not stand in the Mojave desert for multiple hours.

Rocket science has been mythologized all out of proportion to its true difficulty.

Sometimes, the elegant implementation is just a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function.

The speed of light sucks.

If you're willing to restrict the flexibility of your approach, you can almost always do something better

I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game.

If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.

The most important thing in life is wisdom and not money

A sweet fate oft hides a sinner's heart.

Your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions.

The power of social media is it forces necessary change.

O last regret, regret can die!

To really be centered and to really work well and to think about the kinds of things that I need to think about, I need to spend large amounts of time alone.

Each person makes their own decision about what it is that is happening, whether they like it or don't like it, whether they want to lend their energy to it or not or what, you know.

He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave

We are living and consuming more than we need, and this impacts our survival.

If it's worth listening to, it's worth questioning until you understand it.