Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
– Linus Torvalds
My name is Linus, and I am your God.
– Linus Torvalds
See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
– Linus Torvalds
Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.
– Linus Torvalds
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen a angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100 mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.
– Linus Torvalds
The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.
– Linus Torvalds
When you say I wrote a program that crashed Windows, people just stare at you blankly and say Hey, I got those with the system, for free.
– Linus Torvalds
The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.
– Linus Torvalds
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.
– Linus Torvalds
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
– Linus Torvalds
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
– Linus Torvalds
In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.