The trouble with being quoted a lot is that it makes other people think you're quoting yourself when in fact you're merely repeating yourself.

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Unix is like a toll road on which you have to stop every 50 feet to pay another nickel. But hey! You only feel 5 cents poorer each time.

Orthogonality for orthogonality's sake is not something I'm keen on.

This does not mean that some of us should not want, in a rather dispassionate sort of way, to put a bullet through csh's head.

I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait.

That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.