Take Lisp, you know its the most beautiful language in the world -- at least up until Haskell came along.

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.

Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.

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.

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.

It's certainly easy to calculate the average attendance for Perl conferences.

I'd make people say 'use Fork;' if I thought I could get away with it.