Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

I wouldn't overall say that "The Diagnosis" is a funny book. I would say that it has comic moments. It's a modern tragedy.

Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

Be the hunter, not the hunted: Never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.

President Obama is getting a new limousine that will have advanced night-vision capabilities. The technology even has a cool name ... headlights.

The mad person who knows that they are mad is close to sanity.

Here I'm here- the snow falling.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.

The bottom line is, if every single platinum song right now wasn't auto-tuned, then I would be like, "I can't be a rapper."

I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.