Larry Wall Quotes
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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You have giant Facebook, which wants people to be more engaged, and they also want to grow and trade different things, including content.
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I'm not into nostalgia, and I only look back to find lessons.
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Political correctness has become a straightjacket.
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Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
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I'm not big on remakes.
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I always have stress.
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Sometimes, trying to make a work of art can be very difficult and very painful.
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Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.
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Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
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We should make it as easy as possible to be able to get a legal work visa - not citizenship, not a green card. Just a work visa, with a background check and a Social Security card so that applicable taxes would get paid.
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There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.
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For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
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Guys are so visual.
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I found people were telling stories to themselves without knowing it. It seemed to me that people were living a sort of small sermon that they believed in, but at the same time it was a fairy tale. Selfish desires, along with one or two highly suspect elevated thoughts. They secretly regard themselves as works of art, valuable in themselves.
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I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman.
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This gets better, it really does. The odd thing is, I actually think you might be telling the truth. If you were going to lie, you’d at least come up with something that made sense.
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I had to turn down a part in 'Empire of the Sun.' It would have paid £15,000, which was a year's earnings for me then, but I was offered a season at the 'National Theatre.'
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It has been an interesting road, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world, because I feel like all of those instances in my life I felt molded me and strengthened me and made me who I am.
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If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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Christopher Plummer once told me that he never orders a wine without first confirming that the restaurant has a second bottle in case he loves it.
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Going to college and studying music is not a bad idea at all. I don't know if you can go to college and be taught heart.
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All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory...
