"I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"

"Software is like sex: it's better when it's free"

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"

"The best mirror is an old friend"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"