In uncertain times, flexibility is more important than long-term planning.

UNIX is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its simplicity.

小说是一个伟大的发现：远比伽利略的望远镜或别人的无线电报更伟大。

I think music is the best way to bring people together.

You have to figure out what your own aptitudes are. If you play games where other people have the aptitudes and you don’t, you’re going to lose. And that’s as close to certain as any prediction that you can make. You have to figure out where you’ve got an edge. And you’ve got to play within your own circle of competence.