All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.Aristotle
I think the people who experienced the Apollo missions came away from that experience wondering to themselves, 'When can we get a chance to experience spaceflight?' I've heard that many, many times: that people got into a new career field hoping that they would be able to experience spaceflight.Buzz Aldrin
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.Linus Torvalds
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.Linus Torvalds
The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.Linus Torvalds
Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.Linus Torvalds
