The sun comes up just about as often as it goes down, in the long run, but this doesn't make its motion random.

We should continually be striving to transform every art into a science: in the process, we advance the art.

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been prepared with the help of a computer.

The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music.

These machines have no common sense; they have not yet learned to "think," and they do exactly as they are told, no more and no less. This fact is the hardest concept to grasp when one first tries to use a computer.

I try to learn certain areas of computer science exhaustively; then I try to digest that knowledge into a form that is accessible to people who don't have time for such study.

Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.