I've never thought of PHP as more than a simple tool to solve problems.
Ugly problems often require ugly solutions. Solving an ugly problem in a pure manner is bloody hard.
PHP is rarely the bottleneck.
For all the folks getting excited about my quotes. Here is another - Yes, I am a terrible coder, but I am probably still better than you :)
When the world becomes standard, I will start caring about standards.
I actually hate programming, but I love solving problems.