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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
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I think it's a new feature. Don't tell anyone it was an accident.
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I just hope I'm never promoted to the level of my incontinence.
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If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.
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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
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I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.
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We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing.
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