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Programming Quotes by Larry Wall
- It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.
- Many computer scientists have fallen into the trap of trying to define languages like George Orwell's Newspeak, in which it is impossible to think bad…
- When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted…
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- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. — Red Adair
- They know enough who know how to learn. — Henry Adams
- I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college. People should… — Ray Bradbury
- Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share… — John Carmack
- Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. — P.J. O'Rourke
- Whenever you feel upset, take full responsibility for the emotions that you are experiencing. Get to work as quickly as possible identifying… — Ken Keyes Jr.
- Our knowledge and understanding of nonhuman animals is polluted far more than we acknowledge by our belief in our own superiority, our… — Will Tuttle