Larry Wall on Life
Browse 7 quotations attributed to Larry Wall, catalogued under life, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Larry Wall, entry #56971: "Well, you know, Hubbard had a bunch of people sworn to commit suicide when he died. So of course he never officially died..."
Attributed to Larry Wall, entry #134660: "I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait."
7 Quotes by Larry Wall on Life
"Well, you know, Hubbard had a bunch of people sworn to commit suicide when he died. So of course he never officially died..."
"I try not to confuse roles and traits in my own life. Being the Perl god is a role. Being a stubborn cuss is a trait."
"Life gets boring, someone invents another necessity, and once again we turn the crank on the screwjack of progress hoping that nobody gets screwed."
"If this were Ada, I suppose we'd just constant fold 1/0 into die 'Illegal division by zero"
"It is my job in life to travel all roads, so that some may take the road less travelled, and others the road more travelled, and all have a pleasant day."
"That means I'll have to use $ans to suppress newlines now.Life is ridiculous."
"Suppose you went back to Ada Lovelace and asked her the difference between a script and a program. She'd probably look at you funny, then say something like: Well, a script is what you give the actors, but a program is what you give the audience. That Ada was one sharp lady..."