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Donald Knuth Quotes

I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 10, 1938

Topics

Good Long Never Things Take Going

After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward.

Communication Future Business Looking

Looking through family photographs now is like watching an episode of 'Dad's Army.' My relatives seem to drop like flies around me. Who's next? Will it be someone I can't stand?

Family Me Looking Stand Someone Now

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

Music People Way Industry Affects

And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.

Writing Key Learned Too

Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that.

Rosalind Wiseman

Power Think Behavior Moments You

You watch stuff like 'The Real Housewives' and you start to think, 'We're all so vacuous! Is there any nobility to any of these people?' But then you look out into the world, and there are people who are doing cool stuff with their lives.

Experience Thoughts Up Bring Most

Motherhood changed me completely.

Me Motherhood Changed

I'm a different immigrant. My life is so lucky compared to so many.

Life My Life Lucky Immigrant Many

Once you change the technology - from a film camera to a video camera, or from an 8-mm camera to 16 mm - you change completely the content. With 8 mm, a leaf on a tree will be made up of maybe four grains. So it's very impressionistic, almost like Seurat. If you switch to 16 mm, the technology gives you hundreds of grains on that leaf.

Change Technology Tree Leaf Camera

Comedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other.

David Steinberg

Musicians Jazz Way Talk Comedians

I am more feminist than feminists.

Christian Louboutin

I Am More Than Feminist Am

We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens.

Chuck Palahniuk

Trash Special Just Happens Crap

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