Bram Cohen quotes

One thing about school - I always had this attitude that I was in school to learn, and attempted to do whatever was involved in that process, while school had this attitude that I was there to earn grades, which I couldn't care less about. Unsurprisingly, my grades weren't very good. (Bram Cohen)
The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless.
Bram Cohen
You get so tired of having your work die. I just wanted to make something that people would actually use.
Bram Cohen
It's always hard to predict what's coming up next. My main guess is that content creators will increasingly start using BitTorrent to distribute their own work directly.
Bram Cohen
With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.
Bram Cohen
I hated school, and dropped out of college. I got picked on a lot in school, and had a lot of trouble making friends.
Bram Cohen
I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called 'vices', to be free of intruders, and to privacy.
Bram Cohen
Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
Bram Cohen
The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way.
Bram Cohen
Give and ye shall receive.
Bram Cohen
My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters. (Bram Cohen)
In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable.
Bram Cohen
I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.
Bram Cohen
My father taught me Basic and rudimentary C, I learned everything else on my own, including studying computational complexity on my own. That's more a function of my age than anything else though - back when I was in school there were hardly any programming classes.
Bram Cohen