growth Quotes

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different individuals and companies end up pushing it in the direction they want, and as such you end up with something that is pretty balanced across the board.

In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.