“I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a gre...” — Linus Torvalds Quote

I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.

I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more.

I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing.

Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many.

I didn't have to fight. I chose to fight. I believe God put me on this Earth to be able to do this and do it at a high level.

I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it.

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.

I chose not to go into politics and policy. Those policies are my husband's job.

Thanks to my father, I didn't have to face the tough side of life. Probably that's why I always chose love over money.