I keep bumping into that silly quotation attributed to me that says 640K of memory is enough. There's never a citation; the quotation just floats like a rumor, repeated again and again.

Well, I don't think there's any need for people to focus on my career.

You don't go to other books and take little pieces because although say a romantic scene may have been many times before all the details of who it is, where it is, are so intertwined in that text that it's easier to write it from scratch.

I went public too soon. Stay private as long as you can.

[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation.

There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of.