Commands Quote by Bill Joy

It is formatted, and I'm tired of using vi. I get really bored.

— Bill Joy

“VI was predecessor to hundreds of word processing systems. By now, Unix folks see it as a bit stodgy—it hasn’t the versatility of Gnu-Emacs,…

— Clifford Stoll

I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.

— Bill Joy

People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is…

— Richard Stallman

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.

— Sallust

“Nobody, at least on the Unix side, had any idea they wanted it yet. Everyone uses them now but we had to spend a…

— Peter Seibel

That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can't extend its domain.

— Bill Joy

Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.

— Mortimer Zuckerman

Give what You command and command what You will.

— Saint Augustine

Just remember, it all started with a mouse.

— Walt Disney

Building a better mousetrap merely results in smarter mice.

— Charles Darwin

By diligence and patience, the mouse bit in two the cable.

— Benjamin Franklin