computers
Quotations
Quotations on the topic of ‘computers’ from all listed authors (click on the ‘click to view listing’ links to view each quote in full).
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“Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.” -Linus Torvalds
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“I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.” -Robert Moog
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“One of the most feared expressions in modern times is ‘The computer is down.’” -Norman Ralph Augustine
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“Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.” -Kent Conrad
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“If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.” -Alan Perlis
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“You couldn’t have fed the ’50s into a computer and come out with the ’60s.” -Paul Kantner
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“If you like overheads, you’ll love PowerPoint.” -Edward Tufte
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“Modern people are only willing to believe in their computers, while I believe in myself.” -Alain Robert
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“Computers have virtually replaced tape recorders.” -Tony Visconti
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“We can do things that we never could before. Stop-motion lets you build tiny little worlds, and computers make that world even more believable.” -Nick Park
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“I just became one with my browser software.” -Bill Griffith
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“Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.” -Doug Larson
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“The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.” -Brian Eno
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“Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.” -Jean Rostand
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“No one ever said on their deathbed, ‘Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer’.” -Danielle Berry
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“I was afraid of the internet… because I couldn’t type.” -Jack Welch
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“Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers, telephones and television sets. They ask – when will we get a road to our village.” -Thabo Mbeki
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“It’s been my policy to view the Internet not as an ‘information highway,’ but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies.” -Mike Royko
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“Man, I don’t want to have nothing to do with computers. I don’t want the government in my business.” -Erykah Badu
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“Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software.” -Arthur C. Clarke
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“To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.” -Dan Rather
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“In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.” -Niklaus Wirth
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“I wouldn’t know how to find eBay on the computer if my life depended on it.” -Marc Jacobs
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“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.” -Emo Philips
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“Computers are like Old Testament gods lots of rules and no mercy.” -Joseph Campbell
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“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” -Pablo Picasso
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“Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers – organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative – if we don’t solve these security problems, then people will hold back.” -Bill Gates
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“Computers may save time but they sure waste a lot of paper. About 98 percent of everything printed out by a computer is garbage that no one ever reads.” -Andy Rooney
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“Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.” -Louis Gerstner
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“Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.” -Isaac Asimov
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“Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.” -Richard Dawkins
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“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.” -Daniel J. Boorstin
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“I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It’s not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It’s the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is ‘Delete.’” -Elayne Boosler
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“The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.” -Sydney J. Harris
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“To err is human – and to blame it on a computer is even more so.” -Robert Orben
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