335 Quotes by Larry Wall

When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi.

The problem with being consistent is that there are lots of ways to be consistent, and they're all inconsistent with each other.

I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.

I just hope I'm never promoted to the level of my incontinence.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency.

The only reason [not to use] perl is that some sysadmins don't allow software that they didn't pay for. By all means, let them send me money if it makes them feel better.

Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after tomorrow. Like a variant of the song, Tomorrow, only it's more of the idea, the Mexican idea of mañana, you know, [singing] mañana, mañana, I love you, mañana, you're always a day away.