The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located. Donald Knuth basketcentrallyimportant Change image and share on social
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. Donald Knuth goodimportantinvent share on social
I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux. Donald Knuth carryconnectiondrive share on social
My general working style is to write everything first with pencil and paper, sitting beside a big wastebasket. Then I use Emacs to enter the text into my machine. Donald Knuth bigemacsenter Change image and share on social
The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today's machines and what we have so far been able to finish. Donald Knuth existfinishgap share on social
People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones. Donald Knuth actualartbuild Change image and share on social
If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy. Donald Knuth optimizeunhappy Change image and share on social
God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue. Donald Knuth challengecontinueexistence Change image and share on social
Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it. Donald Knuth beautyeverydayguess Change image and share on social
There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency. Donald Knuth amuseefficencything Change image and share on social
