"Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. A programmer who subconsciously views himself as an artist will enjoy what he does and will do it better."

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Source : "Computer Programming as an Art". Communications of the ACM, Volume 17, Issue 12, dl.acm.org. December 1974.

Donald Knuth

#Art Quotes #Views Quotes #Skills Quotes

“We should seek to observe, and then to serve.”
“I want to collapse. I want to fall on the sidewalk right there and drag myself to the ivy.”
“The only country that hasn't liked my music is my own.”
“Energy is eternal delight.”
“You can try on our suede underwear if you choose. Do what you want, but don't step on my blue suede shoes.”
“The more an artist works the more there is to do.”

Source : Ad Reinhardt, Barbara Rose (1991). “Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt”, p.56, Univ of California Press
“Like most people, I've grown a lot more sophisticated in my style choices. I know myself and what suits me better now than I did when I was much younger and feel more comfortable in my own skin.”
“I want to do things that will change someone's life, not something they'll forget about tomorrow.”

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