Computer Quotes · Page 31

Computers don't seem real to me because there's a sheet of glass between you and whatever is happening.

— Stanley Donwood

Institutions have the pathetic megalomania of the computer whose whole vision of the world is its own program.

— Mary Douglas

Not since Jimmy Carr have I seen a cold computer programme on stage generate so much laughter.

— Robin Ince

Did you ever think that if you told me where Bill's hiding his computer program, I would give you anything you asked…

— Charlaine Harris

At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I'm not so sure for very long.…

— Ben Nicholson

It's equally hard and labor intensive to create an image on the computer as it is in a darkroom. Believe me.

— Jerry Uelsmann

There are three great themes in science in the twentieth century : the atom, the computer, and the gene.

— Harold E. Varmus

I'm not really a computer guy. It's like recess. I'd rather be outside getting dirty in the sandbox.

— Matt Barr

I have met bright students in computer science who have never seen the source code of a large program. They may be…

— Richard Stallman

We should set a national goal of making computers and Internet access available for every American . . . we must help…

— Anonymous

Almost every profession I look at where you require human labor or you require intelligence, I see computers being able to do…

— Vivek Wadhwa

I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux.…

— Charles Stross

What I proposed was a computer that would be easy to use, mix text and graphics, and sell for about $1,000. Steve…

— Jef Raskin

Mort drove one of those little hybrid cars that, when not running on gasoline, was fueled by idealism. It was made out…

— Jim Butcher

The crucial legacy of the personal computer is that anyone can write code for it and give or sell that code to…

— Jonathan Zittrain

I learned in the computer game business early on that all senses are not equal. The best example is, you're listening to…

— Brenda Laurel

The strange flavour of AI work is that people try to put together long sets of rules in strict formalisms which tell…

— Douglas Hofstadter

All the songs were written on guitar and then put into the computer, where I played around with different sounds I was…

— Jamie Woon

Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.

— Richard Powers

I have always preferred paper and ink to a computer screen and I still write most of my lyrics by hand.

— Leo Sayer

I don't really like to just sit down at a computer and write, because that tends to be a little forced.

— Tom Green

Inevitably the machines must win, but there is still a long way to go before a human on his or her best…

— Garry Kasparov

The smartphones and the computer separates everybody, makes you think that you don't need nobody else.

— Bootsy Collins

Without the aesthetic, the computer is but a mindless speed machine, producing effects without substance, form without relevant content, or content without…

— Paul Rand

You could have all the computer chips ever in the world and you won’t create a consciousness.

— Miguel Nicolelis

I was planning on starting a new file on my computer with the title "Phrases That Sound One Way to Witches but…

— Deborah Harkness

All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad.

— Michel Gondry

The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.

— Anonymous

We shall have a race of men who are strong on telemetry and space communications but who cannot read anything but a…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Before we sent kids to computer camps and told them they were having a good time, there was imagination among the human…

— Erma Bombeck

The Macintosh was supposed to be the computer for people that just wanted to use a computer without having to learn how…

— Steve Jobs

I don't know how many of you have ever met Dijkstra, but you probably know that arrogance in computer science is measured…

— Alan Kay

My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen.

— Penn Jillette

The computer age has arrived, and it influences everything: analysis, preparation, information. Now a different talent is required - the ability to…

— Boris Spassky

[In] 2029, I think, computers will match and exceed human intelligence in the ways we're now superior, like being funny, where we…

— Ray Kurzweil

This fascination with computer models is something I understand very well. Richard Feynmann called it a disease. I fear he is right.

— Michael Crichton

For those who wish to stay and work in computer science or technology, fields badly in need of their services, let’s roll…

— Sheldon Adelson

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your…

— Anne Rice

The great thing about computer animation is that all of those environments exist as three-dimensional worlds, so these VR worlds already exist.

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

While I have never learned to use a computer, I am surrounded by family and friends who carry information to me from…

— Billy Graham