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> [I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/i-can-t-go-to-a-restaurant-and-order-food-because-i-keep-looking-at/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

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## More by Donald Knuth

> [I'll never know everything. My life would be a lot worse if there was nothing I knew the answers about - and if there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/i-ll-never-know-everything-my-life-would-be-a-lot-worse-if-there-was/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [“Nearly every example of faulty reasoning that has been published is accompanied by the phrase "of course" or its equivalent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/nearly-every-example-of-faulty-reasoning-that-has-been-published-is/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [ \[The Euclidean algorithm is\] the granddaddy of all algorithms, because it is the oldest nontrivial algorithm that has survived to the present day. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/the-euclidean-algorithm-is-the-granddaddy-of-all-algorithms-because/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/the-process-of-preparing-programs-for-a-digital-computer-is/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/when-certain-concepts-of-tex-are-introduced-informally-general-rules/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/in-fact-my-main-conclusion-after-spending-ten-years-of-my-life/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/any-inaccuracies-in-this-index-may-be-explained-by-the-fact-that-it/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [My first program taught me a lot about the errors that I was going to be making in the future, and also about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/my-first-program-taught-me-a-lot-about-the-errors-that-i-was-going-to/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/it-would-be-nice-if-we-could-design-a-virtual-reality-in-hyperbolic/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/i-have-a-hunch-that-the-unknown-sequences-of-dna-will-decode-into/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/if-you-optimize-everything-you-will-always-be-unhappy/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/computers-are-good-at-following-instructions-but-not-at-reading-your/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/we-should-forget-about-small-efficiencies-say-about-97-of-the-time/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/one-of-the-most-important-lessons-perhaps-is-the-fact-that-software/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

> [Always remember, however, that there’s usually a simpler and better way to do something than the first way that pops into your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/always-remember-however-that-there-s-usually-a-simpler-and-better-way/)

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