Donald Knuth Quotes
Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
Donald Knuth
Quotes to Explore
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Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.
Ulrich Beck
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
Nat Wolff
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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
Vince Vaughn
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I've always loved science fiction. I think the smartest writers are science fiction writers dealing with major things.
Walter Mosley
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I became kind of a drop-out in science after I came back to America. I wanted to photograph.
Imogen Cunningham
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Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.
Oscar Wilde
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A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.
Wendy Carlos
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As I discovered music, especially Rock 'n Roll, new territory was opened to me. I was lured by the unbridled rhythm of this art form. It was like gasoline on the fire of my youthful spirit.
Taylor Hanson
Hanson
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In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.
Camille Paglia
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I've always been fascinated by the brain. I wrote a lot about brain-tech in my first non-fiction book, 'More Than Human.' So when I decided to write science fiction, that was the technology I gravitated towards.
Ramez Naam
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Technology is incredibly powerful. And in many ways, the sky is the limit in terms of what you can actually accomplish with the right science and the right technology. But to get there, you have to actually invest in R&D. And often that means you have to be willing to spend an awful lot in that R&D phase before you see the benefits.
Ramez Naam
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I'm going to start these art museums that are basically converted homes, and I have one for modern art, and I have one for 19th century European art, and one for French impressionism. I've got Japanese.
Larry Ellison
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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not.
Octavia Spencer
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In the beginning there was nothing and God said 'Let there be light', and there was still nothing but everybody could see it.
Dave Thomas
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As you consider your own life, are there things that you need to change? Have you made mistakes that still need to be corrected? If you are suffering from feelings of guilt or remorse, bitterness or anger, or loss of faith, I invite you to seek relief. Repent and forsake your sins.
C. Scott Grow
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The percentage of actors employed is pretty small, and if you're lucky enough to have a good run at it, you do have a sense of responsibility.
Eddie Redmayne
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Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.
Bruce Lee
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Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.
Donald Knuth
