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Than Quotes by Linus Torvalds
- I'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and not talking to…
- In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
- A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive…
- Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.
- I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing.
- I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.
- Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.
- To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than…
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- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle