When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted grass. The next year, they came back and put the sidewalks where the trails were in the grass. Perl is just that kind of language. It is not designed from first principles. Perl is those sidewalks in the grass.

Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

The young think they are immortal, and are determined to prove otherwise.

Just because you're into control doesn't mean you're in control.

Unix is like a toll road on which you have to stop every 50 feet to pay another nickel. But hey! You only feel 5 cents poorer each time.

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.