The only way to make software secure, reliable, and fast is to make it small.

I have a mouse, but don't have a mouse driver for MINIX and have never felt the need to write one. Typing "rm x y z" is a lot faster than clicking five times and then having to convince the system that you really, truly, mean it and this is not a mistake and that you are consenting adult over 18 and that you completely understand the consequences and you still want to do it.

I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.

Sequential programming is really hard, and parallel programming is a step beyond that.

A couple of years ago this guy called Ken Brown wrote a book saying that Linus stole Linux from me It later came out that Microsoft had paid him to do this

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

I really am not angry with Linus. Honest. He's not angry with me either.