--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Richard Stallman" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Richard Stallman. Plus more from Richard Stallman and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/richard-stallman-4048_back-in-time_in-terms-of-effect-on-the-world-it-s-ver_1828035.png" --- > [In terms of effect on the world, it's very good that I've lived. And so I guess, if I could go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/in-terms-of-effect-on-the-world-it-s-very-good-that-i-ve-lived-and-so/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/richard-stallman-4048_back-in-time_in-terms-of-effect-on-the-world-it-s-ver_1828035.png) > [Would a dating service for people on the net be "frowned upon" by DCA? I hope not. But even if it is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/would-a-dating-service-for-people-on-the-net-be-frowned-upon-by-dca-i/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/richard-stallman-4048_date_would-a-dating-service-for-people-on-the_918008.png) > [You know, if you were \*really\* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/you-know-if-you-were-really-going-to-starve-you-d-be-justified-in/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/richard-stallman-4048_ifs_you-know-if-you-were-really-going-to-sta_2137136.png) > [I have met bright students in computer science who have never seen the source code of a large program. They may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/i-have-met-bright-students-in-computer-science-who-have-never-seen/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/richard-stallman-4048_be-good_i-have-met-bright-students-in-computer-s_828884.png) > [If in my lifetime the problem of non-free software is solved, I could perhaps relax and write software again. But I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/if-in-my-lifetime-the-problem-of-non-free-software-is-solved-i-could/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/richard-stallman-4048_deals_if-in-my-lifetime-the-problem-of-non-fre_390787.png) > [I've read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/i-ve-read-that-male-dolphins-try-to-have-sex-with-humans-and-female/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/richard-stallman-4048_apes_i-ve-read-that-male-dolphins-try-to-have_766229.png) > [I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/i-consider-that-the-golden-rule-requires-that-if-i-like-a-program-i/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/richard-stallman-4048_agree_i-consider-that-the-golden-rule-requires_23082.jpg) > [Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/writing-non-free-software-is-not-an-ethically-legitimate-activity-so/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e2/richard-stallman-4048_activity_writing-non-free-software-is-not-an-ethi_353304.jpg) > [So, make a real effort to avoid getting sucked into all the expensive lifestyle habits of typical Americans. Because if you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/so-make-a-real-effort-to-avoid-getting-sucked-into-all-the-expensive/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/richard-stallman-4048_effort_so-make-a-real-effort-to-avoid-getting-s_2570642.jpg) > [Also, because schools must teach the spirit of goodwill, the habit of helping others around you, every class should have this rule:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/also-because-schools-must-teach-the-spirit-of-goodwill-the-habit-of/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/richard-stallman-4048_also_also-because-schools-must-teach-the-spir_1651866.jpg) > [The most powerful programming language is Lisp. If you don't know Lisp (or its variant, Scheme), you don't appreciate what a powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/the-most-powerful-programming-language-is-lisp-if-you-don-t-know-lisp/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a49/richard-stallman-4048_appreciate_the-most-powerful-programming-language-i_2682092.jpg) > [If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/if-you-can-find-a-host-for-me-that-has-a-friendly-parrot-i-will-be/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/richard-stallman-4048_acquire_if-you-can-find-a-host-for-me-that-has-a_72638.png) > [If the users don't control the program, the program controls the users. With proprietary software, there is always some entity, the "owner"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/if-the-users-don-t-control-the-program-the-program-controls-the-users/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/richard-stallman-4048_entity_if-the-users-don-t-control-the-program-t_1232355.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Richard Stallman > [All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/all-governments-should-be-pressured-to-correct-their-abuses-of-human/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. Software…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/i-consider-that-the-golden-rule-requires-that-if-i-like-a-program-i/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [Think 'free speech,' not 'free beer.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/think-free-speech-not-free-beer/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/if-you-can-find-a-host-for-me-that-has-a-friendly-parrot-i-will-be/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [Sharing is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/sharing-is-good-and-with-digital-technology-sharing-is-easy/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [In the US, you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of your own. The police need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/in-the-us-you-even-lose-legal-rights-if-you-store-your-data-in-a/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [EMACS could not have been reached by a process of careful design, because such processes arrive only at goals which are visible at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/emacs-could-not-have-been-reached-by-a-process-of-careful-design/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness—not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the 60s and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/a-hacker-is-someone-who-enjoys-playful-cleverness-not-necessarily/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/when-i-launched-the-development-of-the-gnu-system-i-explicitly-said/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/writing-non-free-software-is-not-an-ethically-legitimate-activity-so/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [In essence, Chrome OS is the GNU/Linux operating system. However, it is delivered without the usual applications, and rigged up to impede and discourage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/in-essence-chrome-os-is-the-gnu-linux-operating-system-however-it-is/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [If in my lifetime the problem of non-free software is solved, I could perhaps relax and write software again. But I might instead try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/if-in-my-lifetime-the-problem-of-non-free-software-is-solved-i-could/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [Now that corporations dominate society and write the laws, each advance or change in technology is an opening for them to further restrict or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/now-that-corporations-dominate-society-and-write-the-laws-each/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing. And proprietary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/the-idea-of-free-software-is-that-users-of-computing-deserve-freedom/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) > [Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stallman/android-is-a-major-step-towards-an-ethical-user-controlled-free/) [Richard Stallman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stallman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/richard-stallman/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Richard Stallman", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In terms of effect on the world, it's very good that I've lived. And so I guess, if I could go back in time and prevent my birth, I wouldn't do it. 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