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Donald Knuth quotes: We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art.

We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art.

Donald Knuth quotes: How can you own [ ... ] numbers? Numbers belong to the world.

How can you own [ ... ] numbers? Numbers belong to the world.

Donald Knuth quotes: I'm obsessively detail-oriented.

I'm obsessively detail-oriented.

Donald Knuth quotes: The best theory is inspired by practice.

The best theory is inspired by practice.

Donald Knuth quotes: If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.

If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.

Donald Knuth quotes: I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.

I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.

Donald Knuth quotes: Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.

Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.

Donald Knuth quotes: The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn't make its motion random.

The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn't make its motion random.

Donald Knuth quotes: Random numbers should not be generated with a method chosen at random

Random numbers should not be generated with a method chosen at random

Donald Knuth quotes: The best practice is inspired by theory.

The best practice is inspired by theory.

Donald Knuth quotes: I can't go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu.

I can't go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu.

Donald Knuth quotes: The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.

The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.

Donald Knuth quotes: Always remember, however, that there's usually a simpler and better way to do something than the first way that pops into your head.

Always remember, however, that there's usually a simpler and better way to do something than the first way that pops into your head.

Donald Knuth quotes: By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more efficient method; it is much closer to reality.

By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more efficient method; it is much closer to reality.

Donald Knuth quotes: I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

Donald Knuth quotes: The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation.

The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation.

Donald Knuth quotes: It is much more rewarding to do more with less.

It is much more rewarding to do more with less.

Donald Knuth quotes: Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.

Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.

Donald Knuth quotes: Meta-design is much more difficult than design; it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.

Meta-design is much more difficult than design; it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.

Donald Knuth quotes: It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there.

It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there.

Donald Knuth quotes: I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.

I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.

Donald Knuth quotes: Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.

Donald Knuth quotes: The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.

The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.

Donald Knuth quotes: In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.

In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.

Donald Knuth quotes: There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency.

There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency.

Donald Knuth quotes: Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.

Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.

Donald Knuth quotes: [The Euclidean algorithm is] the granddaddy of all algorithms, because it is the oldest nontrivial algorithm that has survived to the present day.

[The Euclidean algorithm is] the granddaddy of all algorithms, because it is the oldest nontrivial algorithm that has survived to the present day.

Donald Knuth quotes: TeX has found at least one bug in every Pascal compiler it's been run on, I think, and at least two in every C compiler

TeX has found at least one bug in every Pascal compiler it's been run on, I think, and at least two in every C compiler

Donald Knuth quotes: The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes.

The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes.

Donald Knuth quotes: God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue.

God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue.

Donald Knuth quotes: A mathematical formula should never be "owned" by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.

A mathematical formula should never be "owned" by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.

Donald Knuth quotes: Trees sprout up just about everywhere in computer science ...

Trees sprout up just about everywhere in computer science ...

Donald Knuth quotes: The whole thing that makes a mathematician's life worthwhile is that he gets the grudging admiration of three or four colleagues.

The whole thing that makes a mathematician's life worthwhile is that he gets the grudging admiration of three or four colleagues.

Donald Knuth quotes: Programming is legitimate and necessary academic endeavour.

Programming is legitimate and necessary academic endeavour.