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“The art of programming is the art of organizing complexity.”

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Edsger Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist known for his contributions to algorithms and programming language design. His work in graph theory, algorithm analysis, and formal methods had a profound impact on the field of computer science. more

“The canyon country does not always inspire love. To many it appears barren, hostile, repellent - a fearsome mostly waterless land of rock and heat, sand dunes and quicksand, cactus, thornbrush, scorpion, rattlesnake, and agaraphobic distances. To those who see our land in that manner, the best reply is, yes, you are right, it is a dangerous and terrible place. Enter at your own risk. Carry water. Avoid the noonday sun. Try to ignore the vultures. Pray frequently.”

Trying Doe Country Water Sun Risk Land Rocks Dangerous Inspire Praying Terrible Distance Heat Sand Hostile Barren Canyons Vulture Cactus Quicksand Scorpions Rattlesnakes Inspire Love Sand Dunes

Author:Edward Abbey

“When asked why he doesn't believe in astrology, the logician Raymond Smullyan responds that he's a Gemini and Geminis never believe in astrology.”

Believe Astrology

Book:Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

Source: Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

“Ultimately, however, conflict lies not in objective reality, but in people's heads. Truth is simple one argument - perhaps a good one, perhaps not - for dealing with the difference. The difference itself exists because it exists in their thinking.”

People Thinking Reality Lying Differences Simple Truth Is Conflict Argument Objectives Objective Reality

Author:Martin Luther

“I'm afraid I'm not personally qualified to confuse cats, but I can recommend an extremely good service.”

Cat Qualified

Author:Graham Chapman

“If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the other boat he will scream and shout and curse at the man to steer clear. If you can empty your own boat crossing the river of the world, no one will oppose you, no one will seek to harm you. Thus is the perfect man - his boat is empty.”

Ifs Men World Perfect Clear He Man Rivers Empty Angry Harm Boat Curse Scream Crossings Steers Perfect Man Collide Bad Temper

Author:Zhuangzi

“Common sense is merely unaided intuition, and unaided intuition is reasoning performed in the absense of instruments and the tested knowledge of science. Common sense tells us that massive satellites cannot hang suspended 36,000 kilometers above the one point on the earth's surface, but they do.”

Earth Common Instruments Intuition Surface Common Sense Reasoning Massive Tested Suspended Satellites

Author:E. O. Wilson

“Jungles and grasslands are the logical destinations, and towns and farmland the labyrinths that people have imposed between them sometime in the past. I cherish the green enclaves accidentally left behind.”

People Past Left Behinds Towns Green Logical Destination Cherish Jungle Left Behind Labyrinth Farmland Grasslands

Author:E. O. Wilson

“The beginning of wisdom, as the Chinese say, is calling things by their right names.”

Names Calling Chinese

Author:E. O. Wilson

“What I saw so clearly when I started climbing was adventure. Difficulty was only an ingredient. I never thought to wonder about grades, just as I never thought to wonder what Tarzan might bench press. I found the closer I moved to sport, the closer I felt to science - and the closer I moved to adventure, the closer I felt to greatness.”

Might Found Felt Sports Wonder Saws Greatness Adventure Difficulty Moved Presses Grades Ingredients Climbing Benches

Author:Peter Croft

“Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to talk about it, or not for long.”

People Long Cancer

Author:Christopher Hitchens

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