Quotes by dutch authors

When I am on the pitch, I just want to play, I don't care if it is the Nou Camp or not; I just want to play. Edgar Davids

Care Am Camp Pitch Just Want Play

I think when I played at Juventus, that was the best team. Edgar Davids

Best Think Team Played

I coached a team in Brixton - Brixton United - for a while. We won two cups. They are a good team, but I only coached. No playing. Edgar Davids

Good Only Won Cups While Coached Team United Playing Two

I am a Spurs fan as well, don't forget. Edgar Davids

Well Am Spurs Forget Fan

I was very fortunate to have a career like this. I wanted to put a lot back for the community. Edgar Davids

Community Back Put Like Lot Very Wanted Fortunate Career

Almost every football player played on the streets. And also, a lot of people not ending up as football players play on the streets. It's the beginning of a lot of social gathering. Edgar Davids

People Ending Beginning Every Gathering Football Football Player Almost Football Players Also Lot Up Social Play Streets Played Player Players

Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough. Edgar Davids

I have found back at Spurs the pleasure of football. Edgar Davids

Back Pleasure Football Spurs Found

When you look at youth, they want to aspire to somebody. You can see that with him you have to work hard, and that's what you bring if you have someone like Ronaldo who embodies hard work and determination. Edgar Davids

Work Hard Work You Youth Determination Work Hard Somebody Embodies See Someone Like Look Him Want Aspire Hard Who Bring

Everyone wants to play in the Champions' League because that's where it is all happening. That's where you get the A-status for players. It's very important for young players. Edgar Davids

You Important Young Everyone League Because Very Get Where Wants Happening Young Players Play Champions Players Champions League

Football is more verbal in Holland, but there is a different approach in England. Edgar Davids

Approach More Football Verbal Different Different Approach Holland England

I don't think it is good if everyone says 'yes' when they mean 'no.' Edgar Davids

Good Think Everyone Says Yes Mean

There should be no such thing as boring mathematics. Edsger Dijkstra

Mathematics Boring Should Thing

The traditional mathematician recognizes and appreciates mathematical elegance when he sees it. I propose to go one step further, and to consider elegance an essential ingredient of mathematics: if it is clumsy, it is not mathematics. Edsger Dijkstra

Mathematics Appreciates Consider Further Sees Propose He Step Go Traditional Mathematical Mathematician Essential Clumsy Ingredient Elegance

If 10 years from now, when you are doing something quick and dirty, you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to yourself: 'Dijkstra would not have liked this', well that would be enough immortality for me. Edsger Dijkstra

APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a new generation of coding bums. Edsger Dijkstra

Future Generation Mistake Language Past Programming Carried Through Perfection New New Generation Bums Creates Coding Techniques

Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence! Edsger Dijkstra

Absence Never Bugs Testing Used Show Presence Program

Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change. Edsger Dijkstra

Change Like Without Mathematicians Improvement Managers Want

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

Quality High Ability High-Quality Implies Identifying Discerning Shortcomings

Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors. Edsger Dijkstra

Long Feeling Thinking Ancestors Rational Part Long Tradition Idealize Self-Esteem Proud Am Tradition Cultural Mathematicians Afraid Themselves Heirs Derive Many

The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called 'life', expects only training as sketched above, will be severely disappointed: by his standards he will learn next to nothing. Edsger Dijkstra

Life Animal Training Will Nothing Wild Wild Animal Circus Tricks Above Only Students He Disappointed Like Learn His Expects Being Next Being Prepared Standards Prepared