Yes, but I did manage to increase the amount of virginity in the world by that method.

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.

I love you, Marks. My heart is completely and utterly yours. And unfortunately for you, the rest of me comes with it.

My purpose is: What Lord? Where Lord? When Lord? Yes Lord!

I worked for a menial’s hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid.

The higher the truth, the simpler it is.

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough.

When I was young, my mother would not let me get my ears pierced because I used to get into too many fights.

I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.

Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness.

Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what outside, but what is inside that counts.