Operating systems are like underwear — nobody really wants to look at them.

- Bill Joy

Most of the bright people don't work for you - no matter who you are.

- Bill Joy

Given the incredible power of these new technologies, shouldn't we be asking how we can best coexist with them? And if our own extinction is a likely…

- Bill Joy

The best way to do research is to make a radical assumption and then assume it's true. For me, I use the assumption that object oriented programming …

- Bill Joy

You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward t…

- Bill Joy

Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.

- Bill Joy

A bomb is blown up only once—but one bot can become many, and quickly get out of control.

- Bill Joy

Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.

- Bill Joy

Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don't have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

- Bill Joy