Why the hell hasn't wxPython become the standard GUI for Python yet?

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.

I'm sorry for ignoring you but that's all I can do. Iloveyou

If you are the one perfect person in an imperfect world, you are flawed.

I breastfeed and I'll be breastfeeding until my son is finished and he weans.

One hundred percent, I mean, many of the Sergio Leone movies were with Clint Eastwood, and that's what it is.

My clothes are great for a honeymoon: They're light and sexy, colorful and pretty, and not expensive.

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

lucid and quiet his voice hovered above the listeners, like a light, like a starry sky.

How in the world was I alone? Because I wanted to be. That's all I can say. It's all that makes sense to me.

Beware of those who would use violence, too often it is violence they want and neither truth nor freedom.

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.