Linus Torvalds

"I believe in the power of persistence."

"Truth in code reveals itself through testing."

"The history of technology is written by those who dare to try."

"I've learned that solitude and collaboration both have their place."

"The ultimate measure of success is whether you helped others."

"I think philosophy matters in programming more than people realize."

"Justice in open source means giving credit where it's due."

"I'm motivated by the possibility of making things better."

"Technology is a tool; how we use it defines us."

"I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now Git."

"Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation, but because it is fun to program."

"The Linux philosophy is 'laugh in the face of danger'. Sounds like a person after my own heart."

"Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done."

"In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny."

"I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them."

"Just for fun - that's what it's all about."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Good taste is the death of a laxer standard. We want to get the best works."

"Penetrating insight requires roomy perspective."

"I think that it's extraordinarily important that we in computer science keep fun in computing."

"In the open source world, you tend to get a much more democratic process."

"Real programmers don't use BASIC. Actually, the only people who can write BASIC programs are computer scientists and professional programmers."

"The kernel is the heart of the operating system. Without it, nothing else works."

"When you start out, you think your code is sh*t, and you continue to always think your code is sh*t."

"Free software is a matter of liberty, not price."

"Talk is cheap. Show me the code."

"I'm not a visionary. I just fix bugs."

"The goal of Linux is to make a best system that we can, and Linux is the best that I know of."

"Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation, but because it is fun."

"You don't ever have to do anything you don't want to do. It's your life, choose what to do."