Edsger Dijkstra Quotes

Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.

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• The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face.

  

  Fernando Botero
  • Time
  • Character
  • Man

• I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.

  

  Abbie Cornish
  • Writing
  • Always
  • Lyrics

• I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • Think
  • Reason
  • Movies

• I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.

  

  Taylor Schilling
  • World
  • Fashion
  • Connection

• I am often in contact with the hareidi public and politicians.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • Public
  • Politicians

• Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.

  

  Rafael Correa
  • Life
  • Country
  • Right

• The strongest institution in the hands of the European Union is the euro.

  

  Viktor Orban
  • Hands
  • Institution
  • Euro

• I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

  

  Nate Ruess Fun.
  • Play
  • Young
  • Expectations

• I started cooking seven years ago for real, and I started with pasta, and lasagna and roast chicken. Very normal American dishes. When I turned on Food Network, or any sort of cooking channel, that's what people were making. So that's where your education comes from.

  

  Aarti Sequeira
  • People
  • Real
  • American

• In the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to 'Brexit' the E.U., we Europeans will indeed have to rethink how our Union works; but we know very well what we need to work for. We know what our principles, interests, and priorities are.

  

  Federica Mogherini
  • Work
  • Know
  • Vote

• People say, 'You should let your hair out; you shouldn't be oppressed - you're not in Malaysia anymore. You should show your curves and be proud of it.' But I am proud - it's my choice to cover up my body. I'm not oppressed - I'm free.

  

  Yuna
  • Free
  • Proud
  • Choice

• I put on whatever is comfortable on me. Suit, jeans and tee as long as it's comfortable. It doesn't matter what brand. If it looks good I buy it.

  

  Lance Gross
  • Good
  • Long
  • Brand

• I remember a time when I was younger, when if you had to see an actor, you had to go to the theatre and watch a film.

  

  Vikram Rohit Shetty
  • Time
  • Remember
  • Theatre

• Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

  

  E. Joseph Cossman
  • Eyes
  • Leadership
  • Obstacles

• When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.

  

  Halima Aden
  • Enjoy
  • Situation
  • Kid

• Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains.

  

  Karl Rove
  • Job
  • Approach
  • Losses

• I remember, one day, I just printed out about a hundred CVs, and I was running around London. I was going to modeling agencies, temping agencies, anything. I was so desperate.

  

  Fleur East
  • Remember
  • Running
  • Day

• Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Life
  • Work
  • Great

• Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • inspirational
  • Start
  • Over

• The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • People
  • Good
  • American

• Fear of women love more than hate the man.

  

  Socrates
  • Love
  • Man
  • Fear

• What I'm concerned about is making sure that every single time somebody who grew up with us goes off to a different platform or a different device, we're going to be there with a Univision-branded product of some kind.

  

  Randy Falco
  • Up
  • Time
  • Different

• My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.

  

  Haruki Murakami
  • Special
  • Talk
  • Heroes

• Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.

  

  Edsger Dijkstra
  • Better
  • Mathematics