Inspirational Quotes by Larry Wall · Page 2

It should be illegal to yell 'Y2K' in a crowded economy.

— Larry Wall

Call me bored, but don't call me boring.

— Larry Wall

Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.

— Larry Wall

Just don't create a file called.

— Larry Wall

Information wants to be useful.

— Larry Wall

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

— Larry Wall

A good messenger expects to get shot.

— Larry Wall

Accidental stacks considered harmful.

— Larry Wall

Even the White House has a press agent.

— Larry Wall

And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).

— Larry Wall

Don't wear rollerskates to a tug-of-war.

— Larry Wall

The potential of greater good goes right along with the potential for greater evil.

— Larry Wall

I think I'm likely to be certified before Perl is...

— Larry Wall

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

— Larry Wall

"Lurking" is one metaphor that the Omniscience has allowed us to borrow.

— Larry Wall

Although the Perl Slogan is There's More Than One Way to Do It, I hesitate to make 10 ways to do something.

— Larry Wall

I just hope I'm never promoted to the level of my incontinence.

— Larry Wall

Save it for my unauthorized autobiography.

— Larry Wall

There ain't nothin' in this world that's worth being a snot over.

— Larry Wall

One operator is no big deal. That can be fixed in a jiffy.

— Larry Wall

Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one.

— Larry Wall

Well, you can implement a Perl peek() with unpack('P',...). Once you have that, there's only security through obscurity.

— Larry Wall

That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.

— Larry Wall

There's some entertainment value in watching people juggle nitroglycerin.

— Larry Wall

Just because you're into control doesn't mean you're in control.

— Larry Wall