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The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance. ↗

— Whitfield Diffie

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We in science are spoiled by the success of mathematics. Mathematics is the study of problems so simple that they have good solutions. ↗

— Whitfield Diffie

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It is practically impossible to teach good programming to students that have had a prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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I think it's an extremely important factor to have your team together. It goes back to having distractions. When you all stay together for a period of time you're not training people or feeling out different personalities. ↗

— Larry Dixon

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My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education. ↗

— Ronnie James Dio

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