Larry Wall Quotes
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The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
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What can a pencil do for all of us? Amazing things. It can write transcendent poetry, uplifting music, or life-changing equations; it can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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I must never write when I do not want to write.
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You know, you don't expect everyone to be as educated as everyone else or have the same achievements, but you expect at least to be offered at least some of the opportunities, and libraries are the most simple and the most open way to give people access to books.
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Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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'The Lunchbox' is the kind of cinema that is true to its word and not cluttered or corrupted by some of the mainstream pre-requisites. I love the way I make movies, but there are certain stories that need to be told in a certain way, and 'The Lunchbox' is that movie, and I'm so proud to present this movie.
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Zoroastrians believe in one Great Almighty Spirit of Good who is in combat against evil forces, and Goodness prevails in the end. There is no self-flagellation or staring at the sun or snake-handling.
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In the end, we are all determined by the place and the time in which we were born.
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Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.
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I've done 20 takes of a Vine before it goes out.
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I would love to work with Anthony Hopkins; I would love to work with Meryl Streep; I would love to work with DeNiro; I would love to work with Johnny Depp; I'd love to work with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow... I think she's amazing.
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I have confidence in mining. I see exciting opportunities in it.
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When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe. And I think that's a really dangerous, limiting mindset.
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Talk about your problems. There's no need to feel shy. It's always good to talk about issues that concern you.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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I don't go to places where I'm going to get mobbed.
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Readers appreciate the truth. Why say, 'Some think a situation is a mess?' Based on my reporting, if a situation is a mess, then I say that. The truth is always what reporters tell each other when they get back to the newsroom.
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I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
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You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.
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Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
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In the Buddha's life story we see the three stages of practice: Morality comes first, then concentrated meditation, and then wisdom. And we see that the path takes time.
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The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
