Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.

I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.

Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did.

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad.