Larry Wall Quotes

In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.

Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will be very hard if you are not one yourself. When you do find someone, work together informally for a while to test your compatibility.

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

It's something special being able to build a program up.

When somebody has learned how to program a computer ... You're joining a group of people who can do incredible things. They can make the computer do anything they can imagine.

For the individual and for society, the more diversity you have in a field means more ways of solving a problem as well as more creativity and originality.

Our most valuable resources - creativity, communication, invention, and reinvention - are, in fact, unlimited.

From an early age, my initiative took many forms - teaching myself magic so I could do magic shows, buying wholesale goods and then selling them to other kids, learning many languages.

I think that I, because of student government and because of working in Baltimore, knew how to be creative with very little resources.

Depending on the kind of code you write, depending on the kind of ideas you have, you can be creative in problem-solving and you can really make things work in a very gratifying way.

I was constantly reading books about how to direct, and asking directors, 'How do you do it?' And when I finally actually started doing the work, it seemed like you have to be decisive and have an opinion. But also you have to be a good collaborator and hire the right people to shore up whatever your skill set is.

I've always been driven, and I like the creative aspect of figuring things out.

I think, at some point, there's only so much you can draw from within without getting inspired from what's around you and what other people are doing.

Ultimately, there is no definition for smartness. It's just the ability to do what you want to do really well.

I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible.

Pretty much all of my inventions come about the same way. I have an everyday problem or something that I'm too lazy to do, so I make a machine that does it for me.

There are ways to speak that can transform things, which has less to do with authority but is more about resourcefulness and ingenuity.

I would say that my forte is cutting the line. My entire life's work is me having zero patience and not waiting in a line.

We're the toolmakers. Our developers are the real creative geniuses.

We are building a brain trust of leading app talent. These are very highly regarded developers, and SGN is blessed to have them join to help build a great company that brings innovation, creativity, and joy to our users.

For every job you require a kind of mindset. To be a teacher one should be knowledgeable. To be a software engineer you should know computer data system analysis, computer language etc. So, my mindset is not aligned with politics.

When I was a boy, my father used to criticize me for - it's hard to translate - I guess you could say 'mindless time.' Thinking what to do. I need to be bored so I can be pushed into doing something.

I am grateful for the continued opportunity to take risks and learn from my mistakes as we at AMD strive to use technology to help solve some of the world's toughest challenges.

If I don't get work, I'll create it.