"[The Euclidean algorithm is] the granddaddy of all……" — Donald Knuth

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• The development of an organism ... may be considered as the execution of a 'developmental program' present in the fertilized… — Unknown Author
• The burgeoning field of computer science has shifted our view of the physical world from that of a collection of… — Paul Davies
• If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don’t know if I would be the algorithm. I’m not… — Lady Gaga
• I'm not anti conceptual art. I don't think painting must be revived, exactly. Art reflects life, and our lives are… — Jenny Saville
• Frankly, the reason I joined MENSA is because I was dating a guy at the time who spoke five languages… — Ashley Rickards
• Once you succeed in writing the programs for [these] complicated algorithms, they usually run extremely fast. The computer doesn't need… — Unknown Author
• Object-oriented programming aficionados think that everything is an object.... this [isn't] so. There are things that are objects. Things that… — Alexander Stepanov
• Capablanca's phenomenal move-searching algorithm in those early years, when he possessed a wonderful ability for calculating variations very rapidly, made… — Mikhail Botvinnik
• If you’re concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck. Take that… — Werner Vogels
• There is no algorithm for creativity. — Andy Hargreaves
• Heuristic is an algorithm in a clown suit. It’s less predictable, it’s more fun, and it comes without a 30-day,… — Steve McConnell
• You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller. — John Green

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