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It is not the machine that thinks, but the man who directs it.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

I consider that my life's work is to make sure that there will be free software for all users.

There are only two kinds of languages: those people complain about and those nobody uses.

Java is C++ without the guns, knives, and clubs.

Don't you hate it when you're trying to debug a program and you realize that the bug is in your understanding of the problem, not in the code?

The ultimate search engine would understand exactly what you mean and give you back exactly what you want.

We want to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

If you are born poor it's not your mistake, but if you die poor it's your mistake.

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

One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code.

The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than to provide ready-made knowledge.

The digital world is not just a better way to do the old things; it's a whole new way to do things that couldn't be done before.

The EDSAC was built in a climate of optimism and enthusiasm, and it was a great adventure.

The ENIAC was a monster, but it was a lovable monster.

We built the ENIAC to solve a specific problem, but we knew it had far wider implications.

Our methods of transmitting and reviewing the results of research are generations old and by now are totally inadequate for their purpose.

The computer is a machine that can do anything that can be expressed as a sequence of logical operations.

We are not to be excused from the necessity of making decisions because we have to make them under a cloud of ignorance.