All language designers are arrogant. Goes with the territory.

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee that it will eventually subside.

She was everything he’d ever hoped for but hadn’t known existed…

A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold, And pavement stars—as starts to thee appearSoon in the galaxy, that milky wayWhich mightly as a circling zone thou seestPowder'd wiht stars.

The scholar's greatest weakness: calling procrastination research.

Strong women only marry weak men.

As soon as you think you can do whatever you want and you have whatever great professional in the world waiting to work with you, then you are sunk.

I've been racing a long time, and I realize you go through good streaks and bad streaks.

To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.

Global capitalism is simply accepted as a fact that you cannot do anything about. The only question is, Will you accommodate yourself to it, or will you be dismissed and excluded?

A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it!