Donald Knuth Quotes
God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue.
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in the street, the common person there, wants to have this war behind him. I think a lot of the soldiers are very war-weary too.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.
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If there is one thing BP's 'watery improv act' made clear, it is that, as a culture, we have become far too willing to gamble with things that are precious and irreplaceable, and to do so without a back-up plan, without an exit strategy.
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You can tell when people think they're a little bit special, and it's quite fun to laugh at them, and I think it's good to laugh at them, because then you can deflate their egos a bit.
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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Most people draw from the mind, not the eye. They draw the idea of a table or a face, not what's in front of them. We don't actually see the line of the jaw as a line and we don't see an eye as a perfectly outlined almond shape.
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Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.
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I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.
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Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an egomaniac, but he's not. It's because the world turned against him.
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I think I have the best house in the world. I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.
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A traveler is really not someone who crosses ground so much as someone who is always hungry for the next challenge and adventure.
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I saw women's boxing on television for the first time when I was 18, and that's when I wanted to do it. So, it didn't come from me watching my father. I didn't know the sport existed; therefore, I wasn't really interested in it until I saw it.
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These hands which stretch out, implore, beg, then rise to the head in a gesture of calamity.
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God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue.
