...One of the most important lessons, perhaps, is the fact that SOFTWARE IS HARD. From now on I shall have significantly greater… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
... the designer of a new system must not only be the implementor and the first large-scale user; the designer should also… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
...methods are more important than facts. The educational value of a problem given to a student depends mostly on how often the… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
The book Dynamic Programming by Richard Bellman is an important, pioneering work in which a group of problems is collected together at… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have… — 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 Image
“Nearly every example of faulty reasoning that has been published is accompanied by the phrase "of course" or its equivalent.” — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
[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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there. — 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
Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind. — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image