Best Quotes by Donald Knuth (Top 8)
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An algorithm must be seen to be believed.
Donald Knuth
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Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
Donald Knuth
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If you find that you're spending almost all your time on theory, start turning some attention to practical things; it will improve your theories. If you find that you're spending almost all your time on practice, start turning some attention to theoretical things; it will improve your practice.
Donald Knuth
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If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.
Donald Knuth
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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
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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
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Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
Donald Knuth
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God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue.
Donald Knuth