One way to work the system is to work the system. The other way is to refuse to work it.

The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.

Skepticism doesn't help you hear.

Choose your customers, choose your future.

All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the computer does. They repeat the process again and again until they figure out how the box works.

Average feels safe but it's not. It's invisible.

Solving problems—actually solving them, not just claiming you do—solving perceived, urgent problems, is a surefire way to get the world to beat a path to your door.