"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live."

"Technology is ruled by two types of people: those who manage what they do not understand, and those who understand what they do not manage."

"Like punning, programming is a play on words."

"If McDonalds were run like a software company, one out of every hundred Big Macs would give you food poisoning, and the response would be, ‘We’re sorry, here’s a coupon for two more."

"I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code."

"There's a lot of Google fascination out there and we share it, and we're going to compete, we're going to compete very, very hard."

"As Will Rogers would have said, "There is no such thing as a free variable.""

"There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs."

"I remember the difficulty we had in the beginning replacing magnetic cores in memories and eventually we had both cost and performance advantages. But it wasn't at all clear in the beginning."

"We're responsible for the creation of the PC industry. The whole idea of compatible machines and lots of software.. that's something we brought to computing. And so it's a responsibility for us to make sure that things like security don't…"

"Often it is the means that justify the ends: Goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble."

"In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn."

"Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response."

"Technology favors horrible people."

"Motto for a research laboratory: What we work on today, others will first think of tomorrow."

"The computer is the most extraordinary of man's technological clothing; it's an extension of our central nervous system. Beside it, the wheel is a mere hula-hoop."

"Around computers it is difficult to find the correct unit of time to measure progress. Some cathedrals took a century to complete. Can you imagine the grandeur and scope of a program that would take as long?"

"There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives."

"Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers.. organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative.. if we don't solve these security problems, then…"

"It's not that we use technology, we live technology."

"Technology is always evolving, and companies.. not just search companies.. can't be afraid to take advantage of change."

"A Windows user spends 1/3 of his life sleeping, 1/3 working, 1/3 waiting."

"An adequate bootstrap is a contradiction in terms."

"It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one."

"In computing, invariants are ephemeral."

"In a 5 year period we get one superb programming language. Only we can't control when the 5 year period will be."

"Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code."

"It's hard for us in our stores to be a leader in technology."

"In software, we rarely have meaningful requirements. Even if we do, the only measure of success that matters is whether our solution solves the customer’s shifting idea of what their problem is."

"Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning."

"In C++ it’s harder to shoot yourself in the foot, but when you do, you blow off your whole leg."

"In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear."

"I just bought a Mac to help me design the next Cray."

"Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the net, it looks like very soon everyone on earth will have 15 Megabytes of fame."

"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user."

"The real accomplishment of modern science and technology consists in taking ordinary men, informing them narrowly and deeply and then, through appropriate organization, arranging to have their knowledge combined with that of other specialized but equally ordinary men. This dispenses…"

"We don’t have a traditional strategy process, planning process like you’d find in traditional technical companies. It allows Google to innovate very, very quickly, which I think is a real strength of the company."

"I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next."

"Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road."

"Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users ?"

"We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before."

"I rigged my cellular to send a message to my PDA, which is online with my PC, to get it to activate the voicemail, which sends the message to the inbox of my email, which routes it to the PDA,…"

"The Internet is like a giant jellyfish. You can't step on it. You can't go around it. You've got to get through it."

"To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer."

"Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers."

"Adding programmers to a late project makes it later."

"No matter how slick the demo is in rehearsal, when you do it in front of a live audience, the probability of a flawless presentation is inversely proportional to the number of people watching, raised to the power of the…"

"Only ten percent of the code in any given program will ever execute."