Linus Torvalds

I'm a firm believer in the 'do-ocracy' – if you do the work, you get to make the decisions.

I don't believe in magic. I believe in code.

The Linux philosophy is 'laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. No, that's 'leave the gun, take the cannoli'. For Linux, it's 'do it yourself'.

I'm not trying to be a nice guy. I'm trying to make the best operating system in the world.

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite (and reuse).

I'm not a social person. I'm a technical person.

I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in making good software.

The most important thing in life is to do something you love.

I'm not a guru. I'm just a guy who writes code.

I don't do social networking. I do code.

I'm not a visionary, I just want to make things work.

The only way to learn to program is to program.

I'm not a politician. I'm a programmer.

I'm not interested in making money. I'm interested in making a difference.

I'm not a leader. I'm a maintainer.

I'm not a manager. I'm a coder.

I'm not a philosopher. I'm an engineer.

I'm not a businessman. I'm a programmer.

I'm not a genius. I'm just persistent.

I'm not a saint. I'm just a guy who writes code.