God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue. Donald Knuth Read Quote
People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird. Donald Knuth Read Quote
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located. Donald Knuth Read Quote
I am worried that algorithms are getting too prominent in the world. It started out that computer scientists were worried nobody was listening to us. Now I’m worried that too many people are listening. Donald Knuth Read Quote
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. Donald Knuth Read Quote
The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today’s machines and what we have so far been able to finish. Donald Knuth Read Quote
I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop – it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux. Donald Knuth Read Quote
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do. Donald Knuth Read Quote
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. Donald Knuth Read Quote
