Linus Torvalds

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

The difference between theory and practice is larger in practice than in theory.

Good code is its own best documentation.

I'm not anti-Microsoft; I'm pro-choice.

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions and bad code.

We are all just temporary custodians of the code.

If you're not failing occasionally, you're not pushing hard enough.

Security is a process, not a product.

I prefer to be proven wrong than to be right and stubborn.

The kernel evolves; it doesn't stand still.

Humor is the best way to deal with frustration in programming.

Life is too short for bad software.

Innovation comes from necessity, not from committees.

The community is what makes Linux great.

I'm an engineer. I'm a hacker. I'm a programmer. I'm a guy who likes to make things work.

I'm a completely selfish person. I do things because I enjoy them.

If you want to be a good programmer, you have to be a little bit lazy.

The fact that I'm a good programmer is just a side effect of the fact that I'm a good debugger.

I'm not a 'people person', but I'm a 'code person'.