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"I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product."
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"You don't need notes... you either do it ... or you either you don't do it."
"Feeling is the consciousness of the resulting conditions - of success, failure, equilibrium, compromise or balance, in this continuous rivalry of ideas."
"Religion,” [some] argue, “may be all right for certain emotional people, but you can't beat a man who believes in himself.” But this self-confident generation has produced more alcoholics, more dope addicts, more criminals, more wars, more broken homes, more assaults, more embezzlements, more murders, and more suicides than any other generation that ever lived. It is time for all of us to take stock of our failures, blunders, and costly mistakes. It is about time that we put less confidence in ourselves and more trust and faith in God."
"Which is the most successful country on Earth? In whichever country dying is the most difficult thing, that country is the most successful one! And which is the most stupid country on earth? In whichever country dying is the easiest thing, that country is the most stupid one!"
"[While] disappointment and failure aren't identical, they often occur together, and both can hold us back from God's best for our lives."
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"I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs."
"Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it."
"Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day."
"The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies."
"The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it."
"That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle."
"In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems."
"I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places."
"I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux."
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