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"Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness."

"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw."

"Crime must be brought under control... Freedom without civility, freedom without the ability to live in peace, was not true freedom at all."

"Faith revels in the liberating fact that only a terribly miniscule part of life lies within the constricted confines of my reach, and that I am graciously invited out to live in a place beyond my grasp."

"It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own."

"When you're in the minority, it doesn't matter what you're agenda is, you're not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority."

"Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me."

"In every country where there is a vicious oppression, a peaceful and a continuous civil disobedience is the magical door opening to the freedom!"

"Blessed be the ones that are free that have detached from possessions that can possess Thee."

"When the sky is fully covered by the birds, you will feel the winds of pure freedom beneath this sky!"
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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."

"That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle."

"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 thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux."

"What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out."

"The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it."

"There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is."

"Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it."
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