1.
The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.
Larry Wall
2.
Perhaps you should compile your Perl with long doubles one of these megaseconds.
Larry Wall
3.
Perl should remain fast and intuitive (to the extent that it is :-)
Larry Wall
4.
I think I'm likely to be certified before Perl is.
Larry Wall
5.
To Perl , or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
Larry Wall
6.
Any false value is gonna be fairly boring in Perl, mathematicians notwithstanding.
Larry Wall
7.
Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.
Larry Wall
8.
Perl has a long tradition of working around compilers.
Larry Wall
9.
As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
Larry Wall
10.
Perl programming is an *empirical* science!
Larry Wall