Donald Knuth

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.

The greatest wealth is health.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

I have often felt that the best way to prepare for the future is to write a book about it.

The most important thing in a programming language is that it be able to express algorithms clearly and concisely.

Let us change our traditional attitude by regarding programming as an intellectual activity that can be beautiful.

I believe that the best programs are written by people who are passionate about their work.

A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.

The most important property of a program is whether it is correct.

The greatest danger in the world is not that we aim our sights too high and miss, but that we aim them too low and hit.

I don't believe in magic. I believe in hard work.

The most important thing is to keep learning, keep challenging yourself, and keep having fun.

I have a policy that I don't read email. I have a secretary who prints out the important ones.