I don't believe in luck. I believe in preparation meeting opportunity.

There’s magic in spontaneity—some of my favorite recordings were done in one take.

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.