Donald Knuth Quotes

I'm a happy human being when I'm overloaded with stuff to do, but I got stuff to do.

My productivity is overwhelming!

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

People always ask me, how do you do everything you do?

I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.

I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

Cambridge is really understanding and helpful, so that's been good, and it's just a case of trying to get stuff done when I am there and just being efficient with managing my time.

Time is valuable; people are busy.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

I gotta keep busy. I'm not happy unless I'm working on two, three things.

I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

I think work really is a life saver, because it carries you forward, which is good.

I realized the more fun I had, the more relaxed I was working, the better I worked.

We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an external push to make us have a good time. In both cases, our future self will appreciate the help.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me.

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain't productive, I get concerned.

Don't keep your own schedule - that will eat too much of your time keeping your own schedule. And when you are tired, stop. Because if you are too tired, you become not productive, and you are wasting time.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

I'm not disciplined at all. I barely function. But I get a lot done. I take days off all the time, but when I work, I work very fast and very efficiently. But I'm always having days when I'm feeling a little anxious, and I take a day off. I work in a funny way.

I like to stay busy. I am a workaholic, and I like to be creative.

I have to stay positive and try to find time to do what I want to do while working at the same time.