Ken Thompson

If you have to type 'make clean' more than once a day, you're doing something wrong.

I'm not a programmer, I'm a computer scientist. I don't write code, I design systems.

If you think you know what you're doing, you're probably wrong.

I'm not interested in what you can do, I'm interested in what you can't do.

The only thing worse than a bug is a feature.

It's easier to change the world than to change a programmer's mind.

The only way to make a program faster is to make it smaller.

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

The most important thing in programming is to be lazy.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

I don't have a problem with deadlines, I have a problem with time.

The only thing that matters is the code.

I'm not a genius, I just work hard.

The only constant in technology is change.

I don't believe in silver bullets, I believe in hard work.

The only way to make a program reliable is to make it simple.

I'm not a fan of complexity, I'm a fan of simplicity.

The only way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

I don't care about the past, I care about the future.