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"In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field."

"The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language."

"People think that computer science is the art of geniuses but the actual reality is the opposite, just many people doing things that build on eachother, like a wall of mini stones."

"The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent."

"The hardest thing is to go to sleep at night, when there are so many urgent things needing to be done. A huge gap exists between what we know is possible with today's machines and what we have so far been able to finish."

"I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science."

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

"God is a challenge because there is no proof of his existence and therefore the search must continue."

"The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located."
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