"I guess there are some things that are so gross you just have to forget, or it'll destroy something within you. Perl is the first such thing I have known."

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Source : Re: can lisp do what perl does easily?(Usenet article), groups.google.com. March 28, 2000.

Erik Naggum

#Firsts Quotes #Forget Quotes #Gross Quotes

“It was as if the sensory overload that is American life had somehow led to sensory deprivation, a gilded weariness, where everything is permitted and nothing appreciated.”

Source : J. Maarten Troost (2006). “Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu”, p.8, Broadway Books
“If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.”
“The role James Baldwin played in my life is incommensurable as stated above. He helped, along with a few others, to shape the man that I am today. My debt to him is invaluable.”
“I cannot exist without the oxygen of laughter.”

Source : Dawn Powell (1998). “The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965”, Zoland Books
“The vessel of Revolution can arrive at port only on a sea reddened by torrents of blood.”
“It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes.”
“I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.”
“Naturally we are aware of the strength of our economy and naturally we don't want to downplay it.”

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