The whole intent of Perl 5's module system was to encourage the growth of Perl culture rather than the Perl core.

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.

All you can do is make your decisions based on what you know now.

Nobody can cause another man evil unless the second party involved allows him to.

Schools and districts and unions are working together on some really innovative things.

Sometimes the hand that feeds you needs a good bite.

The world has been busy for some centuries in shutting and locking every door through which a woman could step into wealth, except the door of marriage.

I feel alone, free, and detached from everything in the world, and I'm happy.

Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

I always have a sense of where I want to end each season, emotionally and relationship wise and with the theme, and I'm always able to hit that.

I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.

Why has there been so much secrecy about AIDS? When you ask where did the virus come from, it raises a lot of flags. That makes me suspicious.