It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
A mathematical formula should never be "owned" by anybody! Mathematics belong to God. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I can't be as confident about computer science as I can about biology. Biology easily has 500 years of exciting problems to… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I am worried that algorithms are getting too prominent in the world. It started out that computer scientists were worried nobody was… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I try to learn certain areas of computer science exhaustively; then I try to digest that knowledge into a form that is… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I remember that mathematicians were telling me in the 1960s that they would recognize computer science as a mature discipline when it… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer; and if we don't fully understand… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
I'll never know everything. My life would be a lot worse if there was nothing I knew the answers about - and if there… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
“Nearly every example of faulty reasoning that has been published is accompanied by the phrase "of course" or its equivalent.” — Donald Knuth Copy Share
[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 Copy Share
The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
When certain concepts of TeX are introduced informally, general rules will be stated; afterwards you will find that the rules aren't strictly true. In… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
In fact, my main conclusion after spending ten years of my life working on the TEX project is that software is hard. It's harder… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer. — Donald Knuth Copy Share
My first program taught me a lot about the errors that I was going to be making in the future, and also about how… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there. — Donald Knuth Copy Share
I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections. — Donald Knuth Copy Share
Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind. — Donald Knuth Copy Share
We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater respect for… — Donald Knuth Copy Share
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 Copy Share
