--- title: "7 Computer Hardware Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Computer Hardware quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Computer Hardware sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/lisa-loeb-9206_always_i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-d_365977.jpg" --- > [I always find myself stopping to write down ideas of things I'd like to make from computer hardware items to things new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loeb/i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-down-ideas-of-things-i-d-like/) [Lisa Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-loeb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/lisa-loeb-9206_always_i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-d_365977.jpg) > [The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-computer-software-industry-is-its/) [Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/henry-petroski-10198_achievement_the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-comp_543783.png) > [The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you're lucky. With automobiles,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/the-difference-between-the-best-worker-on-computer-hardware-and-the/) [Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/steve-jobs-307_automobile_the-difference-between-the-best-worker-o_876821.jpg) > [One would expect that a surge of new automation opportunities in highly paid work would catalyze a surge of corporate investment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-autor/one-would-expect-that-a-surge-of-new-automation-opportunities-in/) [David Autor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-autor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/david-autor-14811_automation_one-would-expect-that-a-surge-of-new-aut_1469751.jpg) > [“My first impulse, when presented with any spanking-new piece of computer hardware, is to imagine how it will look in ten years’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gibson/my-first-impulse-when-presented-with-any-spanking-new-piece-of/) [William Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gibson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/william-gibson-642_computers_my-first-impulse-when-presented-with-any_1960021.jpg) > [When I was at Tek, I was frustrated that computer hardware was being improved faster than computer software. I wanted to invent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-cunningham/when-i-was-at-tek-i-was-frustrated-that-computer-hardware-was-being/) [Ward Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-cunningham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/ward-cunningham-30213_computer_when-i-was-at-tek-i-was-frustrated-that_2350401.png) > [“The oldest computer hardware I worked on was in professional astronomy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/the-oldest-computer-hardware-i-worked-on-was-in-professional-astronomy/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/steven-magee-129_astronomy_the-oldest-computer-hardware-i-worked-on_2595227.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer-hardware/#itemlist", "name": "Computer Hardware Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always find myself stopping to write down ideas of things I'd like to make from computer hardware items to things new moms need - inventions to share with others to make their lives more fun or interesting or easy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lisa Loeb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-loeb/i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-down-ideas-of-things-i-d-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/lisa-loeb-9206_always_i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-d_365977.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/lisa-loeb-9206_always_i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-d_365977.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/lisa-loeb-9206_always_i-always-find-myself-stopping-to-write-d_365977.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always find myself stopping to write down ideas of things I'd like to make from computer hardware items to…” — Lisa Loeb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the computer hardware industry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Petroski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-computer-software-industry-is-its/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/henry-petroski-10198_achievement_the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-comp_543783.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/henry-petroski-10198_achievement_the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-comp_543783.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/henry-petroski-10198_achievement_the-most-amazing-achievement-of-the-comp_543783.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady…” — Henry Petroski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you're lucky. 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