Larry Wall: Trending quotes (page 7)

“Odd that we think definitions are definitive.”

Larry Wall

[199702221943.LAA20388@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Thinking

“I wasn't recommending that we make the links for them, only provide them with the tools to do so if they want to take the gamble”

Larry Wall

or the gambol
[199709292259.PAA10407@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“This has been planned for some time. I guess we'll just have to find someone with an exceptionally round tuit.”

Larry Wall

[199709302338.QAA17037@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Time

“tt>echo $package has manual pages available in source form.echo 'However, you don't have nroff, so they're probably useless to you.</tt”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>Configure</code>

“Must be a different Larry Wall. There are at least 137 of us in the U. S.”

Larry Wall

[199809300035.RAA12495@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“OOPS! You naughty creature! You didn't run Configure with sh! I will attempt to remedy the situation by running sh for you…”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>Configure</code>

“There's some entertainment value in watching people juggle nitroglycerin.”

Larry Wall

[199712041747.JAA18908@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

People

“I think I'm happier with that. $rubyometer += 0.3 or so.”

Larry Wall

[20031219184224.GA19865@wall.org, 2003]
Usenet postings, 2003

Thinking

“It may be possible to get this condition from within Perl if a signal handler runs at just the wrong moment. Another point for Chip…”

Larry Wall

[199710161546.IAA07885@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

“What is the sound of Perl? Is it not the sound of a wall that people have stopped banging their heads against?”

Larry Wall

[1992Aug26.184221.29627@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992

People

“That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.”

Larry Wall

[199809091801.LAA15194@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“Randal said it would be tough to do in sed. He didn't say he didn't understand sed. Randal understands sed quite well. Which is why he uses Perl.”

Larry Wall

[7874@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

Understanding

“Anyway, there's plenty of room for doubt. It might seem easy enough, but computer language design is just like a stroll in the park.Jurassic Park, that is.”

Larry Wall

[1994Jun15.074039.2654@netlabs.com, 1994]
Usenet postings, 1994

“Why Bible quotes exclusively? What happened to the Eastern religions? I'm still working on the Unicode mods.”

Larry Wall

[199807021924.MAA05380@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

Religion , Quotes

“print rand rand rand 1, '\n'; # interesting distribution”

Larry Wall

[199806191536.IAA19013@wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.”

Larry Wall

[10209@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV, 1990]
Usenet postings, 1990

“tt>double value; /* or your money back! */short changed; /* so triple your money back! */</tt”

Larry Wall

Source code, <code>cons.c</code>

Money , Change

“Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.”

Larry Wall

[6vhq4r%24a6i@kiev.wall.org, 1998]
Usenet postings, 1998

“I don't think it's worth washing hogs over.”

Larry Wall

[199710060253.TAA09723@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997

Thinking

“Are you perchance running on a 64-bit machine?”

Larry Wall

[199711102149.NAA16878@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997