Device Quotes

377 quotes by 317 authors

I'm only asking you to stop every so often and turn off your mobile device, put down the Angry Birds and the Words with Friends… — Maria Shriver
Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device… — Catherine Booth
Those clocks are sophisticated instruments that calculate time by measuring electrical charges called coulombs -- given the rapidity and volume of electrons that move through… — Dean Lombardi
A portal is a transitionary device of sight or sound that functions as a sort of third gravitating body between the this and the that,… — Roy H. Williams
Any time you see signs or labels added to a device, it is an indication of bad design: a simple lock should not require instructions. — Donald A. Norman
What makes something simple or complex? It's not the number of dials or controls or how many features it has: It is whether the person… — Donald A. Norman
Simplification is as much in the mind as it is in the device. — Donald A. Norman
No change of job, no increased income, no new home, no new electronic device, or no new spouse is going to make things better inside… — Matt Chandler
When I needed an e-book formatted fast and formatted perfectly, Polgarus Studio came through for me. My expectations were exceeded. It's a relief knowing I… — Hugh Howey
Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball. — Andrew Vachss
It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not, ... In order to have the power and portability you… — Esther Dyson
Newspaper : A device unable to distinguish between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation. — George Bernard Shaw
With Jesus, however, the device of parabolic utterance is used not to explain things to peopleâ€™s satisfaction but to call attention to the unsatisfactoriness of… — Robert Farrar Capon
By focusing on the interior of a speaker's larynx and using infrared, he was able to convert the visible vibrations of the vocal cords into… — Damon Knight
PILLORY, n. A mechanical device for inflicting personal distinction - prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere virtues and blameless lives. — Ambrose Bierce
Composing computer programs to solve scientific problems is like writing poetry. You must choose every word with care and link it with the other words… — James Lovelock
A professor is not one who knows, but one who professes to know, and [thus] is constantly in the position of inviting challenge. . .… — Hugh Nibley
I'm afraid Dr. Mondrick chose an unfortunate publicity device. After all, the theory of human evolution is no longer front page news. Every known detail… — Jack Williamson
Computer is not a device anymore. It is an extension of your mind and your gateway to other people. — Mark Shuttleworth
Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram maximum functionality into their products.… — John Maeda

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