Obviously I was either onto something, or on something.

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.

Helping others is the secret sauce to a happy life.

Ladies haven't the luxury of being squeamish about blood.

Thank you very Much, I enjoyed myself

Let's live to regret this" (Martin Riggs [Mel Gibson] to Lorna Cole [Rene Russo] in Lethal Weapon 3)

Point of view is present in anything I write, but I really try to let the subject and facts speak for themselves.

Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence.

War is the greatest fun man can have with his pants on.

We cannot disrespect the wishes of states.

Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion for reading.

Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by constantly greater beings.