Treating your users as co-developers is your least-hassle route to rapid code improvement and effective debugging.

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.

Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.

Christians need to set the example with their words. Christians should think twice about the negative things that they say and not hesitate to say something positive.

You can't have a wrong mentality about life and expect that you will see the bright side of life.

Leigh [Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them - Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.

The maniacal lunatics in control of our society know exactly how human beings tick and they are masters at manipulation.

I am a man" he told her, "and men do not consume pink beverages. Get thee gone woman, and bring me something brown.

Easter is all about remembering the importance of change, responsibility, and doing the right thing for the good of our children.

Negativity isn't the way to go, smile more, eat some chocolate

Small successes are still successes; great failures are still failures.

If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.