"There is a cycle, a rhythm to the universe. Today one program will be popular, tomorrow another. Today 500 bugs will be fixed, tomorrow another 500 will appear. To understand life is to know that the rhythm exists. To understand Zen is to live outside this rhythm, detached from the everyday concerns"
"The mainframe sits like an ancient sage meditating in the midst of the data center. Its disk drives lie end-to-end like a great ocean of machinery. The software is as multifaceted as a diamond, and as convoluted as a primeval jungle."
"The Tao lies beyond yin and yang. It is silent and still as a pool of water."
"In the light of Zen, there is no separation between hardware, firmware, software, interface, and comprehension -rather all these are combined into an harmonious whole."
"Never make a technical decision based upon the politics of the situation. Never make a political decision based upon technical issues. The only place where these realms meet is in the mind of the unenlightened."
"The superior executive considers himself at the bottom of the organization, accepting the burden of leadership because it is the best way for him to serve."
"A program without bugs would be an absurdity, a nonesuch. If there were a program without any bugs then the world would cease to exist."
"To the intelligent man, one word, to the fleet horse, one flick of the whip, to the well-written program, a single command."