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That is indeed a great quote!

Although I’m not quite sure how it relates to the article.



It's the core of what the article is espousing. Greatness is not achieved by a point-wise maximum, but by consistently strong delivery. Said another way, you're "only as strong as the weakest link."


It's very different from what the article is concluding. Knuth's outcome was a "good life", not a "great life".




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