So many computer languages try to force you into one way of thinking and Perl is very much the opposite of that approach. It's kind of like a, well, sometimes Perl has been called the Swiss army chainsaw of the internet, but it's more like a Swiss army machine shop. It really gives you a lot of tools, some of which are dangerous, but it lets you get your job done very quickly.

You can never entirely stop being what you once were. That's why it's important to be the right person today, and not put it off till tomorrow.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.

But you have to allow a little for the desire to evangelize when you think you have good news.

The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better.

Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.