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I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
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And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).
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I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
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I'm reminded of the day my daughter came in, looked over my shoulder at some Perl 4 code, and said, 'What is that, swearing?
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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
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If you and I always agree, then one of us is redundant.
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Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.
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Sometimes I wish I could put an expiration date on my quotes.
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The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.
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