Computer Quotes

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Small: There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the info
Arnold Newman
"There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants"
Arnold Newman, Photographer
Small: Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software - Arth
Arthur C. Clarke
"Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software"
Arthur C. Clarke, Writer
Small: Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of
Bill Gates
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
Bill Gates, Businessman
Small: If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving 25 cars that got 100
Bill Gates
"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG"
Bill Gates, Businessman
Small: If you grew up, and you never had a computer, and youve never used the Internet, and someone asked you if you
Mark Zuckerberg
"If you grew up, and you never had a computer, and you've never used the Internet, and someone asked you if you wanted to buy a data plan, your response would be 'What's a data plan, and why would I want to use this?'"
Mark Zuckerberg, Businessman
Small: I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it wo
Mark Zuckerberg
"I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system"
Mark Zuckerberg, Businessman
Small: On the molecular scale, you find its reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mech
K. Eric Drexler
"On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at computer speeds"
K. Eric Drexler, Scientist
Small: I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and s
"I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and said, 'Looks like you're writing a ransom note. Need help? You should use more forceful language, you'll get more money.'"
Demetri Martin, Comedian
Small: At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but Im not so sure for very long.
Ben Nicholson
"At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I'm not so sure for very long. The computer is radicalizing the way we think about our world"
Ben Nicholson, Artist
Small: Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all - John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all"
John F. Kennedy, President
Small: Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides whos going to build - Larry Ellison
"Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who's going to build"
Larry Ellison, Businessman
Small: A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you - Da
Daniel J. Boorstin
"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, Historian
Small: To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer - Dan Rather
Dan Rather
"To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer"
Dan Rather, Journalist
Small: My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing - Emo Philips
Emo Philips
"My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing - Emo Philips
Emo Philips
"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing"
Emo Philips, Comedian
Small: Thinking of the universe as a computer is controversial - Seth Lloyd
"Thinking of the universe as a computer is controversial"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: Im terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems - Roger McGough
Roger McGough
"I'm terrified of switching the computer on because there are so many poems"
Roger McGough, Poet
Small: If I leave my computer, Im probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questio
"If I leave my computer, I'm probably not going to get back for hours. If I take a few minutes to answer questions and go web surfing, then guilt kicks in and I get back to work"
Raymond E. Feist, Author
Small: Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes - Edsger Dijkstra
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes"
Edsger Dijkstra, Scientist
Small: I use Windows 98 second edition and it works very good for me. You know, I just started on the computer about
"I use Windows; '98 second edition and it works very good for me. You know, I just started on the computer about 9 months ago and am fascinated with the possibilities. I don't know what I would do without it now"
Jimmy Carl Black, Musician
Small: Given that I have to share my computer with my three children, its not usually a site that I get to spend that
"Given that I have to share my computer with my three children, it's not usually a site that I get to spend that much time on. I'm usually on the Nickelodeon site, coloring with my little five year old or something"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
Small: One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread underst
"One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is"
Frank Herbert, Writer
Small: If you wanted to build the most powerful computer you could, you cant do better than including everything in t
"If you wanted to build the most powerful computer you could, you can't do better than including everything in the universe that's potentially available"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: I have not proved that the universe is, in fact, a digital computer and that its capable of performing univers
"I have not proved that the universe is, in fact, a digital computer and that it's capable of performing universal computation, but it's plausible that it is"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine c
"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim"
Edsger Dijkstra, Scientist
Small: All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. Youd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim the
Isaac Asimov
"All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
Small: A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human
Alan Turing
"A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human"
Alan Turing, Mathematician
Small: Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is
Isaac Asimov
"Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
Small: Technological man cant believe in anything that cant be measured, taped, or put into a computer - Clare Boothe
Clare Boothe Luce
"Technological man can't believe in anything that can't be measured, taped, or put into a computer"
Clare Boothe Luce, Dramatist
Small: The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot - Dave Barry
Dave Barry
"The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot"
Dave Barry, Author
Small: I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer - Dave Bar
Dave Barry
"I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer"
Dave Barry, Author
Small: Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams
Tim Berners-Lee
"Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch"
Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor
Small: Ive never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about
Magnus Carlsen
"I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games"
Magnus Carlsen
Small: To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer - Paul R. Ehrlich
"To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer"
Paul R. Ehrlich, Scientist
Small: I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made 4,50
"I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer"
Bill Budge, Businessman
Small: It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, al
"It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years"
John von Neumann, Mathematician
Small: I dont have a computer. I dont know anything about that. I dont even know what a website is - Michael Biehn
"I don't have a computer. I don't know anything about that. I don't even know what a website is"
Michael Biehn, Actor
Small: After all, just one virus on a computer is one too many - Glenn Turner
"After all, just one virus on a computer is one too many"
Glenn Turner, Athlete
Small: Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main tas
"Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do"
Donald Knuth, Scientist
Small: I compose my own stuff. Ive been writing songs with words. Ive been playing more on the keyboard because I can
"I compose my own stuff. I've been writing songs with words. I've been playing more on the keyboard because I can transpose it to sheet music on the computer"
Alicia Witt, Actress
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