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But I know what's important to me, and what isn't. And I think I know what people can get used to, and what they can even learn to like. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
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It won't be covered in the book. The source code has to be useful for something, after all.
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The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better.
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The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.
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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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If you and I always agree, then one of us is redundant.
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We can debug relationships, but it's always good policy to consider the people themselves to be features. People get annoyed when you try to debug them.
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The young think they are immortal, and are determined to prove otherwise.
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For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.
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What is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against?
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Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.
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Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies.
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