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"I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs."
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"The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President."

"The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence. Many politicians promise green, green grass by blending niceties with delusion and by using alluring confidence tricks. They voice attractive tales and tell things, people like to hear. But the post-factual grassland often appears to be parched and barren. ['The grass was greener over there']"

"Corporate governments are as corrupt as their law enforcement departments."

"Corporations and their government minions are capable of anything...just look at the frauds the recent wars became known as. Hundreds of thousands killed in the name of corporate "liberation"."

"If a country is not governed well, all sort of disasters will become a routine of that country!"

"If a politician obtained a great wealth after he has been elected, his being an immoral corrupt man is not a possibility but it is a self-evident reality!"
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"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."

"When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for free.""
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