252 private quotes tagged computers

“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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“I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers.” — Jack Kilby

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“We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know?” — Catherine Bell

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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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“There's all these ways to instantly communicate - cars, computers, telephone and transportation - and even with all that, it's so hard to find people and have an honest communication with them.” — Jason Schwartzman

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“Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.” — 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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“The new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.” — Peter Drucker

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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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“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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“Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.” — Steve Wozniak

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“The computer is a moron.” — Peter Drucker

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“Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” — Clifford Stoll

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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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“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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“Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.” — Jean Rostand

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“It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow.” — Craig Bruce

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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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“Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.” — Nicholas Negroponte

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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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