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It's easier to make up sayings people like to hear than sayings they like to heed.

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
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And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).
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If you write something wrong enough, I'll be glad to make up a new witticism just for you.
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Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in what they make easy.
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One operator is no big deal. That can be fixed in a jiffy.
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