Computer Quotes

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To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so. — Robert Orben
I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little high-minded,… — Susan Orlean
People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster. — Adam Osborne
I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues. — Ozzy Osbourne
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. — Alan Perlis
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa. — Alan Perlis
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer… — Tom Peters
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. — Emo Philips
My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing. — Emo Philips
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. — Pablo Picasso
Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline,… — Steven Pressfield
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by intuition… — Paul Rand
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody… — Jef Raskin
There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your own typewriter by… — Anne Rice
When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple computer in a garage in Palo Alto, it heralded the beginning of the PC revolution that ultimately… — Eric Ries
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity. — Dennis Ritchie
My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved… — Dennis Ritchie
I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having the right camera and the right film and the right… — Herb Ritts
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… — Andy Rooney
Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of… — Andy Rooney

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