Larry Wall Quotes
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I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.
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I love puffins. They are small, round gothic birds, and their babies are called pufflings.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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Ultimately love is everything.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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I love the game of hockey. I love being part of it. I think I know a lot about the game.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I want to live my life naked, with all my little naked kids naked in the garden.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I've been brought up with the Christian faith with my family.
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I know where I want to get to, and I know where I want to be still in my career.
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I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
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I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.
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The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
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We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.
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Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.
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To me, the bones of 'Smokin' Aces' is in the Coen brothers. 'Barton Fink' and 'Raising Arizona.' Those two movies, if you look at them, that's where a lot of that comes from.
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Here in Arkansas, we are preparing a generation of learners to meet the needs of businesses by equipping students with workforce training opportunities statewide.
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You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.
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What's the trick to writing a good bad guy? Well, for me, it's always been the idea that you pit yourself against authority, you know? I think that's what it takes - and then you can write villainous characters.
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I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will.
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Besides, it's good to force C programmers to use the toolbox occasionally.
