326 Quotes by Linus Torvalds

Talk is cheap. Show me the code.

I am not a visionary. I'm an engineer. I'm happy with the people who are wandering around looking at the stars but I am looking at the ground and I want to fix the pothole before I fall in.

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.

It's not really about Linux vs. Microsoft, it's about something you really, really have fun with and lets others have fun as well.

Do I see fragmentation for the Linux kernel? There is certainly going to be some of that.

See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.

Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality.

Linux has more than satisfied any small initial expectations I had. It's simply incredible how successful Linux has been, and how good a time I've had developing it and leading the project. It does take a lot of my time, but it's time I really enjoy spending, and Linux has continued to be challenging both technically and from a managing standpoint.