"When they first built the University of California at Irvine they just put the buildings in. They did not put any sidewalks, they just planted grass. The next year, they came back and put the sidewalks where the trails were in the grass. Perl is just that kind of language. It is not designed from first principles. Perl is those sidewalks in the grass."

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Larry Wall

#California Quotes #Years Quotes #Next Year Quotes

“Our Father which art in heaven - Stay there - And we will stay on earth - Which is sometimes so pretty.”

Source : 'Pater Noster'
“There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.”
“Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.”
“The circle of divine love has not remained closed.”
“It makes common sense to be managed by results and it's freeing to know you are in control of your own destiny. I'm so passionate about this because I have seen how merit-based judgment has helped create individual successes and yield a better system for everyone.”

Source : "Meritocracy: World Cup Fever" by Maynard Webb, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 17, 2010.
“When speaking of love, and suffering a broken heart, the student said, 'You can't drown if you vow to never swim again.' To which the master replied, 'You will also never choke if you don't eat.'”
“The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error.”
“In Europe, radio stations are owned by a variety of different entities, so there is less uniformity on radio programming and more opportunity for artists to get radio play and break overseas.”

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