Premature Optimization Is The Root Of All

God Is A Challenge Because There Is No Proof Of His Existence And Therefore The Search Must Continue.

I Decry The Current Tendency To Seek Patents On Algorithms. There Are Better Ways To Earn A Living Than To Prevent Other People From Making Use Of One's Contributions To Computer Science.

... The Designer Of A New System Must Not Only Be The Implementor And The First Large-scale User; The Designer Should Also Write The First User Manual. ... If I Had Not Participated Fully In All These Activities, Literally Hundreds Of Improvements Would Never Have Been Made, Because I Would Never Have Thought Of Them Or Perceived Why They Were Important.

The Enjoyment Of One's Tools Is An Essential Ingredient Of Successful Work.

A List Is Only As Strong As Its Weakest Link.