Donald Knuth Quotes
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I am often in contact with the hareidi public and politicians.
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Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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I definitely enjoy the kind of magic that happens being on stage with a group when everything's working. The vibe when that's happening gets even better if the audience is involved and you can feel that interaction. That's something you don't get with your headphones on in a studio; it's much different.
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I always feel that most people out there who aren't sure if the gym is really for them aren't prepared to pay and find out.
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Falsehood is a perennial spring.
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It's difficult to act in a language that's not your own. It takes a long time to put your head around it and feel confident with it.
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I've been careful to work with good people on interesting material, mostly.
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If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.
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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.
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The United States and Mexico are trapped - economically, culturally, politically and because of drug crime - in the same continent.
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He punched me. If that's his best punch, he'll be in trouble some day.
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I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.
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The public's perception of your show is what it is, and you don't get to complain how people perceive your show or talk about it.
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The first time I ever went out of the country, it was to London. I was with the choir from my college, and we were touring around all these different churches. I loved it so much I tried to find a way to stay there.
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It is important that the Iraqi people have confidence in the election results and that the voting process, including the process for vote counting, is free and fair.
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A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life's morning.
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This is your baby. Go do it.
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If you labor heavily upon a work of art, then part of what you are saying is, 'This is a heavy work of art.' If you happen to be trying to say something about lightness, then the art should be light as well.
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The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.
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I write just knowing that I enjoy writing. But if I have to write, it seems like nothing comes. But when I go there for my own pleasure, the Lord might just give me loads of stuff all at once.
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Every day I turn on my television set and I see Newt Gingrich on television, I rejoice.
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I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
