Science Quotes

"In science, we must always be willing to question our assumptions."

"Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do."

"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."

"I have a passion for making sure that scientific endeavors are collaborative."

"I've always been interested in how things work."

"The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers."

"Science and programming both require experimentation."

"Science of optimization must not sacrifice clarity."

"Optimization without measurement is guessing. Measure first."

"Sometimes you need to break things to understand how they work."

"I believe programming is both a science and an art form."

"Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else."

"The title of the series is The Art of Computer Programming, and the title of Volume 1 is Fundamental Algorithms."

"I think I am a better scientist because I am a programmer, and a better programmer because I am a scientist."

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

"Science and art merge in the pursuit of elegant solutions."

"Science progresses through experimentation; so too does programming innovation."

"Science is the pursuit of understanding how the world works."

"Science is the language of the universe."

"Science and art combine beautifully in the construction of interactive worlds."

"Complexity and stability are not the same thing."

"Complexity is the enemy of security."

"The strength of programming is abstraction; the weakness is that abstraction can hide problems."

"A well-designed interface is a contract between the present and the future."

"The coupling between components should be minimal; their cohesion should be maximal."

"Understanding what a computer scientist does requires understanding what an algorithm is."

"When you make a thing, a thing that is made obeys physical laws, not conventions."

"The role of the scientist is to ask the right questions, not necessarily to find all the answers."

"Science of programming means testing, measuring, and learning from data."

"Physics is really nothing more than a search for ultimate simplicity."