Larry Wall Quotes
A 'goto' in Perl falls into the category of hard things that should be possible, not easy things that should be easy.
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I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch.
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Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them.
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It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?
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I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.
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I would like to spend Christmas in different countries all over the world. I love seeing how different cultures celebrate the holidays in their own unique ways.
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I would describe my personal style as eclectic.
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Canada is a big part of my life.
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But probably this is helps to win, to win, to gold, more gold medals, and to win most my important medal, heart of people. This is most important for me.
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I am a total workaholic. If I don't shoot for two days, I get uncomfortable at home. I won't comment on my personal life. That is totally out of bounds. When I do get married, everyone will know.
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I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it.
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Among the world's 500 largest companies, not one has completely relied on its own growth to develop.
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When I was 17, I used to really think about what I wore every day.
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Not that I want to put the entire rap music style down - I just don't like it. And I know somewhere there's gotta be another guy like that. There's gotta be a guy just like that - just like me. There's gotta be somebody, somewhere... Maybe, maybe an assassin type.
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There was a certain feeling I developed as a young person for black people. Somehow they were able to get pleasure out of things that I couldn't see them enjoying. I heard them sing a lot, and I didn't hear white folks going down the cotton rows singing that much.
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At that time I was making the largest salary known on television and I didn't want to see it die because those were the years paying off when I wasn't making anything.
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It's easy for me to be motivated and inspired by seeing somebody who just goes all out to do something.
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History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
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I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either.
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I am terrified of flying. I am a wreck right before I get on an airplane. That, and the ocean. I can only get in there for 10 minutes, I have this strong urge to run out and I won't go back in for the rest of the day. I've always been like that.
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I see how people connect with me on different level through my show, how they want to transport what I cook into their home kitchens for their own families. It's my responsibility to always make sure that is quality.
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Making music was always a big interest for me.
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There are people who are profoundly mentally ill. But we now have a very weird perspective on mental illness and what it means. I do think that people are overmedicated.
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Given the rapid rate of change, the old paradigm of one-off education followed by a career will no longer work: life-long learning is a must, and it is up to governments and employers to invest in training and for employees to commit to constantly update their skill set.
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A 'goto' in Perl falls into the category of hard things that should be possible, not easy things that should be easy.
