I think people who write programs do have at least a glimmer of extra insight into the nature of God... because creating… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
AI has by now succeeded in doing essentially everything that requires 'thinking' but has failed to do most of what people and… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Email is a wonderful thing for those people whose role in life is to be on top of things, but not for… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like.… — 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
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
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 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
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me;… — 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
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