I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always want to do everything at once. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I want to see people using Perl to glue things together creatively, not just technically but also socially. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
...this does not mean that some of us should not want, in a rather dispassionate sort of way, to put a bullet… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So,… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
A lazy person will try to always find some way to do something; they'll always be looking for ways of doing something… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I've decided I don't want to be a manager. Every time you try to be responsive to your employees, they say you're… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Not that I have anything much against redundancy. But I said that already. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Take Lisp, you know its the most beautiful language in the world -- at least up until Haskell came along. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
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? — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
Yes, but I did manage to increase the amount of virginity in the world by that method. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I won't mention any names, because I don't want to get sun4's into trouble. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
And besides, if Perl really takes off in the Windows space, I think the rest of us would just as soon have a double-agent… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
I suppose you could switch grammars once you've seen 'use strict subs'. — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
While I have historically been a late worker, you know, sometimes I even like to get up early and see what's happened in the… — Larry Wall Copy Share Image
