Donald Knuth

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

The beauty of a program is not in its lines of code, but in the elegance of its design.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

The more I learn about the universe, the more I am convinced that there is a divine intelligence behind it all.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.

The only way to do great work is to be passionate about what you do.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

The only constant in life is change.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The best revenge is massive success.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.