If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.

By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more efficient method; it is much closer to reality.

We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%

I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

The best practice is inspired by theory.

How can you own numbers? Numbers belong to the world.

In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.