I Remember That Mathematicians Were Telling Me

Science Is What We Understand Well Enough To Explain To A Computer. Art Is Everything Else We Do.

When Certain Concepts Of Tex Are Introduced Informally, General Rules Will Be Stated; Afterwards You Will Find That The Rules Aren't Strictly True. In General, The Later Chapters Contain More Reliable Information Than The Earlier Ones Do. The Author Feels That This Technique Of Deliberate Lying Will Actually Make It Easier For You To Learn The Ideas. Once You Understand A Simple But False Rule, It Will Not Be Hard To Supplement That Rule With Its Exceptions.

I Think People Who Write Programs Do Have At Least A Glimmer Of Extra Insight Into The Nature Of God... Because Creating A Program Often Means That You Have To Create A Small Universe

... 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 Whole Thing That Makes A Mathematician’s Life Worthwhile Is That He Gets The Grudging Admiration Of Three Or Four Colleagues.