Software is largely a service industry operating under the persistent but unfounded delusion that it is a manufacturing industry

When you lose interest in a program, your last duty to it is to hand it off to a competent successor.

And for any agents or proxy of the regime interested in asking me questions face to face, I've got some bullets slathered in pork fat to make you feel extra special welcome.

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

Grovelling is not a substitute for doing your homework.

If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.