Larry Wall Quotes
: I could understand principles of Perl source in 2-3 days [. . .]Gee, it took me about eleven years.
Larry Wall
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I like the action business. I like the action movies. I guess Hollywood wants to see me do action. So I am down. I like it.
Larenz Tate
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Now, a fancy ball is bad enough in London, where milliners are many, and where theatres have costumes that may be borrowed or copied ; but in the country, where people are left to their own devices-truly to them may be applied the old poet's account of murderers, 'their fancies are all frightful.'
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
Ai Weiwei
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The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into an advantage.
David Byrne
Talking Heads
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I can hang with the dudes because I love beef and baseball and driving fast and flirting. I understand where men are coming from, and I'm interested in typically male endeavors. But I can also wear the short skirt and cheerlead.
Elizabeth Banks
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A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.
David Bergen
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I love layers!
Alexander Wang
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It's amazing how people will treat you better when you're 'somebody.' The minute clerks in a store recognize me, they suddenly rush to take care of me. That irritates me.
Jamie Farr
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It's all about the mood I'm in and the scene I'm writing. 'Cause work controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life. So I don't listen to any music that's not an influence on what I'm working on that day. Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.
Lemon Andersen
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To me, that's one of the things that I love about doing this stuff. One day I can work on this piece in watercolor, and then work on something else on the computer, or work on something else that's a completely different approach.
Bill Sienkiewicz
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Our history is not our destiny.
Alan Cohen
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A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generation - my generation - knows from four very bitter experiences. Just as America's will for peace is second to none, so will America's strength be second to none. We cannot rely on the forbearance of others to protect this Nation. The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
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I'm not going to say no to playing a show in Missoula.
Jeff Ament
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I certainly don't think you need to be famous to want to leave a legacy, but when you are famous, it's even more likely that your child will get the wrong perspective on your life if you die prematurely.
Shania Twain
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There are times for all of us when all the laughter seems to be gone, but we should not permit these periods to last too long. When we've lost our sense of humor, there isn't very much left. We become ridiculous. We must then go to war against the whole world, and that's a war we cannot win.
Earl Nightingale
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I was seized with a strong desire to write poetry, so strong, in fact, that in imagination I thought I heard a voice crying in my ears – "Write! Write".
I wondered what could be the matter with me, and I began to walk backwards and forwards in a great fit of excitement, saying to myself– "I know nothing about poetry."
William Topaz McGonagall
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: I could understand principles of Perl source in 2-3 days [. . .]Gee, it took me about eleven years.
Larry Wall
