"If you find that you're spending almost all your time on theory, start turning some attention to practical things; it will improve your theories. If you find that you're spending almost all your time on practice, start turning some attention to theoretical things; it will improve your practice."

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Source : "Theory and Practice". Theoretical Computer Science, 1991.

Donald Knuth

#Practice Quotes #Attention Quotes #Spending Quotes

“As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.”

Source : "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
“People don't usually come see me because things are going well.”
“I hate everything that is driven by fashion.”
“Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.”
“Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself. Far from robbing our lives of meaning, it instills an appreciation for the beautiful, enduring, and ultimately triumphant fabric of life that covers our planet. Understanding that doesn't demean human life - it enhances it.”

Source : "America’s Darwin Problem". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2012.
“I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.”
“There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives--the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. ---Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.”
“These days movies are cut very quickly and sort of fragmented and I tend to do slower moving stories where people develop relationships with people. I think I'd probably do a lot better if I lived in Europe - I think it's more of a European sensibility somehow.”

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