“We can’t simply do our science and not worry about the ethical issues.”

Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.

A bomb is blown up only once-but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.

Although humankind inherently “desires to know”, if open access to, and unlimited development of, knowledge henceforth puts us all in clear danger of extinction, then common sense demands that we re-examine our reverence for knowledge.

Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.

I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.

What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.

The problem is that those few programmers who crank out code aren’t interested in maintaining it.

Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.

You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.

Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.

Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.

Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.

I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.

Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don’t have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.

But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.

Science, Nietzsche had warned, is becoming a factory, and the result will be ethical nihilism.

One of the most depressing features of the ethical side of the matter is that instead of such methods arousing contempt they are more or less openly admired. And this is logical.

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

Just because something happens to be legal does not make it moral, ethical or right.

There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.

Ethical systems and practices need to look good.

As Plato insisted two thousand years ago, it is not by means of the image that moral, ethical, or political knowledge is produced.

Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.