Donald Knuth Quotes
The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole.

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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
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IM is interesting because you look at your buddy list and, at a glance, see what your friends are listening to, what they're working on, what they're doing. The problem was that you were bound to the computer keyboard.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
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I was a Girl Scout!
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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The real challenge that we face in our communications with others is to condition our hearts to have Christlike feelings for all of Heavenly Father's children. When we develop this concern for the condition of others, we then will communicate with them as the Savior would.
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Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the uncertain threshold of tyranny.
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I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I've got.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today.
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No organization should be allowed near disaster unless they are willing to cooperate with some level of established leadership.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
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I'm not being outspoken or pro or con abortion.
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My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.
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The three traits speculators must learn to manage within themselves are confidence, fear, and aggressiveness.
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You're always going to have terrorism.
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I write, but I also act.
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To have a song work for the movie, it can't just be written apart and shoved in. It's got to come out of the action. It's got to talk about the characters, not the story: it has to augment that action.
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The important thing, once you have enough to eat and a nice house, is what you can do for others, what you can contribute to the enterprise as a whole.