I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.
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"I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection." — Edsger Dijkstra
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I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection. — Edsger Dijkstra
About Edsger Dijkstra
Edsger Dijkstra was a Scientist from Kingdom of the Netherlands (1930–2002).
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This quote is attributed to Edsger Dijkstra, a Scientist from Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Edsger Dijkstra lived from 1930 – 2002.