252 private quotes tagged computers

“The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.” — Dave Barry

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“I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.” — Dave Barry

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“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.” — Edsger Dijkstra

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“This is what customers pay us for - to sweat all these details so it's easy and pleasant for them to use our computers. We're supposed to be really good at this. That doesn't mean we don't listen to customers, but it's hard for them to tell you what they want when they've never seen anything remotely like it.” — Steve Jobs

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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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“To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.” — Robert Orben

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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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“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 computer is a moron.” — Peter Drucker

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

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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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“We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.” — Tim O'Reilly

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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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“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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“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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“That's what happens nowadays with people working on computers. They can so easily fix things with their mouse and take out all the, 'Oh, somebody coughed in the background we need to take that out' - or somebody hit a bad note. Those are all the best moments.” — Jack White

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“People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.” — Adam Osborne

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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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“Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions.” — Philip Emeagwali

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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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“Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.” — Seth Lloyd

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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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“Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.” — Kevin Mitnick

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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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“To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.” — Dan Rather

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