Larry Wall Quotes
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I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.
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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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Regardless of what you want to call it, guys need some type of spirituality they can grab onto. If it's Christianity, which is a very structured approach, or if it's something that's a little more open-ended... like, Zen's something you can make yourself a part of. You can interpret it for yourself, like Taoism and stuff like that.
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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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I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees.
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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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Police do not belong in war zones.
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I'll call somebody 'dumb' or 'stupid' if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don't know any other word for it, and if they don't like the word, that's too bad.
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I have this desire to have this immaculate form of love that really doesn't exist, so my obsession goes on through life and I never find it and I end up miserable. But it makes me a better writer.
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Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.
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Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.
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All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory...
