What's important is not just to develop the technology; it's to develop the processes.

Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute.

There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.

The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think.

Congress is good at doing two things: one is nothing, and the other is overreacting.

A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as a framework within which we organize our ideas about processes.

Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of Unix, although they should have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievement.

Universities are meant to pass the torch of civilization.

It is difficult to learn what you do not enjoy. So love every bit of knowledge and enjoy every moment.

There is no 'need' for us to eat meat, dairy or eggs. Indeed, these foods are increasingly linked to various human diseases and animal agriculture is an environmental disaster for the planet.

We shall be permitted to live on this planet only for as long as we treat all nature with compassion and intelligence.

You cannot get into business for the fashion of it.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

The focus of environmental ethics should indeed be on the virtues and how these inform our relationship to natural environments.

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

I would say that I'm very proud that Metallica plays heavy music - but equally proud that we don't think like a heavy-metal band.

I don't measure success by how many buildings have my name on it.

If we believe in magic, we'll live a magical life.