A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things.

I have never left the company. I keep a tiny residual salary to this day because that's where my loyalty should be forever. I want to be an "employee" on the company data base. I won't engineer, I'd rather be basically retired, due to my family. (talking about his relationship with Apple Inc)

You should stay closely connected to the technology when you start your company.

You need the kind of objectivity that makes you forget everything you've heard, clear the table, and do a factual study like a scientist would.

All the best people in life seem to like LINUX.

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

I am also atheist or agnostic (I don't even know the difference). I've never been to church and prefer to think for myself.