The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.
LARRY WALL Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that I woul...
LARRY WALL Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.
LARRY WALL Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there...
LARRY WALL If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you&#...
LARRY WALL I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always want...
LARRY WALL I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of th...
LARRY WALL I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifyi...
LARRY WALL To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
LARRY WALL Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
LARRY WALL Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.
LARRY WALL I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more l...
LARRY WALL I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
LARRY WALL There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still wor...
LARRY WALL I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smar...
LARRY WALL We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to c...
LARRY WALL Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a ...
LARRY WALL Programmers can be lazy.
LARRY WALL Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.
LARRY WALL The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, ...
LARRY WALL Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. W...
LARRY WALL When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed...
LARRY WALL Anyway, there's plenty of room for doubt. It might seem easy enough, but computer language design is...
LARRY WALL I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I do it anyway.
LARRY WALL I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American hist...
LARRY WALL I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
LARRY WALL Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded U...
LARRY WALL One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different ...
LARRY WALL The purpose of most computer languages is to lengthen your resume by a word and a comma.
LARRY WALL Mr. Campbell paints a very rosy picture. It sounds too good to be true because it is too good to be ...
LARRY WALL The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris
LARRY WALL When Ivan hit last year, it passed over 150 platforms.
LARRY WALL When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They di...
LARRY WALL The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding ...
LARRY WALL You can’t change the past. You can’t even change the future, in the sense that you can only chan...
LARRY WALL and don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly h...
LARRY WALL Jake gets a pick here, and that results in a touchdown. [Nick] Binks gets the pick over here, and we...
LARRY WALL You can't build new ones, so you keep what you have.
LARRY WALL The heart and never-say-die attitude was key. The guys just battled and battled. We've got a lot of ...
LARRY WALL What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
LARRY WALL I don't think it's worth washing hogs over.
LARRY WALL Beauty? What's that?
LARRY WALL At present cats have more purchasing power and influence than the poor of this planet. Accidents of ...
DEREK WALL How to be green? Many people have asked us this important question. It's really very simple and requ...
DEREK WALL It was so hot out there and the course is so tough, that I just concentrated really hard I just didn...
ANTHONY WALL It was a lovely day out there for me.
ANTHONY WALL It is so hard out there and it is such a tough course if you miss the fairways, but I managed to avo...
ANTHONY WALL I was struggling a bit early on but the eagle on the 13th really got me going again,
ANTHONY WALL My swing felt great so I was firing at every pin no matter where it was. I had a few chances but it ...
ANTHONY WALL It was so hot out there and the course is so tough, that I just concentrated really hard â�...
ANTHONY WALL I was struggling a bit early on but the eagle on the 13th really got me going again. It's been a lon...
ANTHONY WALL After I birdied the 10th, I did fancy my chances of a 59,
ANTHONY WALL After I birdied the 10th I did fancy my chances of a 59,
ANTHONY WALL I haven't detected the slightest hint of Dylan intervening or even wishing to intervene in the way t...
ANTHONY WALL I've always been around cars. My father was always working on a car engine.
TIM WALL I am thrilled because this is the biggest check of my career. I was pleased with the way I finished ...
ANTHONY WALL It was so hot out there and the course is so tough, that I just concentrated really hard — I just d...
ANTHONY WALL Imagine a bunch of vibrating elements like in a pager or cell phone.
CONRAD WALL I tend to do things a bit more symmetrically. I find it more balanced and calming.
LINDA WALL This versatile, productive machine is ideally suited to a wide variety of applications. We've kept t...
MARK WALL Many Saskatchewan residents are trying to save money and make their homes more energy-efficient by u...
BRAD WALL There simply can be no repeat of anything like the NEP imposed by the federal Liberals in the 1980s....
BRAD WALL They have up to $60 million invested, they've already lost [$42 million] and the report says they ma...
BRAD WALL It started out as just a little showcase of Athens music. That case multiplied and multiplied until ...
DAN WALL Anne Arundel County is an important customer relationship for TSPI for numerous reasons, including t...
CHARLEY WALL Hardware acceleration is vital to RAID 6, and Intel was the first to deliver it via a commercially a...
MIKE WALL That was huge. Being down by one goal rather than two, emotionally it's a big difference, because we...
LYNDSAY WALL It was so hot out there and the course is so tough, that I just concentrated really hard — I just ...
ANTHONY WALL In terms of actual investments, over the next 10 years, we're looking at something on the order of 6...
BILL WALL The motion sensor detects which way your body is leaning. If you lean toward your right, the vibrati...
CONRAD WALL What has changed [over the years] is the meaning of the event.
DOUG WALL We take pride in the unique craftsmanship - it's elegant and it's flashy.
PAUL WALL Those were some of the best seasons that we had. Hopefully the same trend will happen again this yea...
PAUL WALL Lil' Flip just proved to people that although this style is different and they might not understand ...
PAUL WALL I always wanted a grill, but I couldn't afford one. So I hooked up with the guy who made them. I bro...
PAUL WALL You want it to still look classy and elegant - as much as it can look, anyway. It is still kind of g...
PAUL WALL Life is like the stock market. Some days you're up. Some days you're down. And some days you feel li...
PAULA WALL The staff did a fantastic job of getting everybody out. We did a primary search and a secondary sear...
JEFF WALL Even though the end result was disappointing, we were very positive on our improvement.
GREG WALL We started the game out very well and, ironically enough, perhaps too well. We connected on a corner...
GREG WALL After drying out for a day we headed back out to the rain and played. The rain was much heavier and ...
GREG WALL The wind picked up. And we didn't deal well with the elements.
GREG WALL The weather was still a factor as the wind was blowing and growing stronger as the game wore on. The...
GREG WALL Due to illness and injuries, we ended up with just two substitutes to end the game. But our grit and...
GREG WALL The second half was also filled with solid defense and (scoring) opportunities. But the game ended i...
GREG WALL I see it as a positive step to protect the integrity of the sport. I have always viewed the winter o...
GREG WALL We hope to see lots of people at our games.
GREG WALL I think people are ready for change. I think their concerns are health care, ethics in government, h...
JAMIE WALL O.J. Simpson? He bottomed out at 29 percent.
JAMIE WALL We have appealed to Sudan to stop whatever support it is lending to these groups and to join interna...
MARK WALL This versatile, productive machine is ideally suited to a wide variety of applications. We've kept t...
MARK WALL It's like a high-tech football game.
MARK WALL I've lived in Colorado, Utah, this is better.
MARK WALL A lot of girls were playing their last game, a lot are getting on with their lives.
LYNDSAY WALL We still have a medal to win.
LYNDSAY WALL After playing Switzerland and Germany and winning like 6-0, this was a good challenge for us. We nee...
LYNDSAY WALL Even in college, they let certain things go. I don't think we've ever had this type of officiating b...
LYNDSAY WALL This team has a lot of talent. When it gets confident with the puck, it's over.
LYNDSAY WALL Once the first one went in, and the second one went in, the floodgates kind of opened.
LYNDSAY WALL The most important thing is picking things you love, things that give you pleasure and bring joy.
LINDA WALL It's the chemistry for one. They just really get along well with each other, and then the other thin...
JEFF WALL The first units [to arrive] put a line down there and put it out,
JEFF WALL It's not a glamorous project.
JEFF WALL That was a great momentum changer for us because we really started hitting well after that play. We ...
TRISHA WALL Whether you wind up with a nest egg or a goose egg depends on the kind of chick you married
WALL STREET JOURNAL Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that...
WALL STREET JOURNAL Every single act of love, hate, or lapse of judgment may be the defining moment in a person's life.
SHELLEY K. WALL Buy on the rumor; sell on the news.
WALL STREET PROVERB Middle age . . . when a man is at the peak of his yearning power. -Wall Stress Journal.
WALL STRESS JOURNAL The ceremonies that persist—birthdays, weddings, funerals— focus only on ourselves, marking rite...
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER But I need to remember that the grief is the settlers’ as well. They too will never walk in a tall...
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER The creek that was once a fishery for Atlantic salmon, a swimming hole for kids, and a focal point o...
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER Ruined land was accepted as the collateral damage of progress.
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER the First Salmon Ceremony, in all its beauty, reverberates through all the domes of the world. The f...
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER With words at your disposal, you can see more clearly. Finding the words is another step in learning...
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER The system’s not broken. It’s fixed.
OCCUPY WALL STREET (OWS) I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've stil...
LARRY DAVID It is only when the partisan shouting stops that we can hear each other's voices and concerns.
LARRY HOGAN I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood...
LARRY DAVID The human species really could have faced global thermonuclear war. During seventy years of Cold War...
LARRY NIVEN Most jokes state a bitter truth.
LARRY GELBART My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the co...
LARRY PAGE I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
LARRY DAVID The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend w...
LARRY FLYNT I take big risks, but I'm not reckless about it.
LARRY CHARLES I would consider myself more a passionate centrist.
LARRY WILMORE Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
LARRY WILMORE The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the c...
LARRY WILMORE You never know in TV - sometimes you're on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you d...
LARRY WILMORE I'll stop talking about race when people stop being racist.
LARRY WILMORE I really love having conversations and deconstructing things. I don't mind not having a laugh ev...
LARRY WILMORE My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm w...
LARRY WILMORE I think the biggest thing is voice. Whose voice is it? Who gets to control the narrative?
LARRY WILMORE People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
LARRY WILMORE There are tragedies that happen all the time in America, but there are certain types of tragedies th...
LARRY WILMORE If you look at somebody like Sam Bee, she got to create her own thing without any expectations that ...
LARRY WILMORE When you use the word 'fair' in television, you're already in a fantasy world. Nothing i...
LARRY WILMORE I'm not the type of person to have a schadenfreude.
LARRY WILMORE I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and ...
LARRY WILMORE When you're taking chances, you know it's not going to please everybody.
LARRY WILMORE The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. An...
LARRY WILMORE The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
LARRY WILMORE Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compa...
LARRY WILMORE Maybe I'll write an episode of 'Black-ish' about a guy being fired in late-night.
LARRY WILMORE I don't think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don't mind being provocative in conten...
LARRY WILMORE I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was th...
LARRY WILMORE You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game.
LARRY WILMORE I was an athlete, so I hung out with the jocks. I was smart, so I hung out with the nerdy kids. I wa...
LARRY WILMORE I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
LARRY WILMORE One out of three jobs in Washington is tied to trade.
LARRY WILLIAMS It's our job as economic developers in the state to make sure any prospect receives all availabl...
LARRY WILLIAMS The next time you see an outside day with a down close lower than the previous day, don't get sc...
LARRY WILLIAMS What you will be looking for is a day that closes above the prior day's high and most likely ...
LARRY WILLIAMS Rock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself.
LARRY WILLIAMS My goal would be to make Frank Capra-type films about real people, how they define their reality.
LARRY WILCOX I've been very selective in what I did and didn't do.
LARRY WILCOX The literary aspect of the film business excites me, but show business in general doesn't take a...
LARRY WILCOX Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person...
LARRY WILCOX I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more ...
LARRY WILCOX I guess I'm just a frustrated cowboy.
LARRY WILCOX I owe the public a good performance, the best I can give. We really bust our chops on 'CHiPs'...
LARRY WILCOX I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
LARRY WILCOX I've always felt that children are the flowers of our future.
LARRY WILCOX I was raised on a ranch in Wyoming, and I've been riding horses most of my life.
LARRY WILCOX I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret m...
LARRY WILCOX The film business was a great lesson in business combat and what it takes to survive.
LARRY WILCOX I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
LARRY WILCOX A lot of people in film run around with a facade and use the right vocabulary and think they're ...
LARRY WILCOX It's like with a girl: it's more fun to meet and slowly, gradually learn things about each o...
LARRY WILCOX Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
LARRY WILCOX Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while...
LARRY WILCOX Dentistry was an ego trip, and acting is a personal need. Usually it's the reverse, and I honest...
LARRY WILCOX Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in t...
LARRY WILCOX I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity ...
LARRY WILCOX I'm very candid.
LARRY WILCOX Being a press secretary is like learning to type: You're hunting and pecking for a while and the...
LARRY SPEAKES You don't tell us how to stage the news and we don't tell you how to cover it.
LARRY SPEAKES Those who talk don't know what is going on and those who know what is going on won't talk.
LARRY SPEAKES We live in a world where people think that finding a passion is so rare that if you find one you'...
LARRY SMITH Just because you're passionately interested in something doesn't mean it has to be your care...
LARRY SMITH If you've never tasted what it's like to get up in the morning and be pleased to go to work,...
LARRY SMITH Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It...
LARRY SMITH I guess I've always liked the idea of being an artist.
LARRY RIVERS I spent seven months in Africa and came back saying there isn't anything you can say about black...
LARRY RIVERS Any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.
LARRY RIVERS I believe that any art communicates what you're in the mood to receive.
LARRY RIVERS If you want to be told what to think, well, I'm not in that business.
LARRY POONS A great painting is a great painting.
LARRY POONS If you think you know where you're going to be 10 years from now, that's where you're at...
LARRY POONS The only thing simple about the past is that it's not now.
LARRY POONS There are people who don't respond to color. That's what painting is. It's color.
LARRY POONS There's something always instinctively visually right about nature. There's no difference, t...
LARRY POONS I like going to Burning Man, for example. An environment where people can try new things. I think as...
LARRY PAGE We don't have as many managers as we should, but we would rather have too few than too many.
LARRY PAGE We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government ove...
LARRY PAGE I can't really comment on rumors.
LARRY PAGE We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for o...
LARRY PAGE We want to build technology that everybody loves using, and that affects everyone. We want to create...
LARRY PAGE The idea that everyone should slavishly work so they do something inefficiently so they keep their j...
LARRY PAGE You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know t...
LARRY PAGE