Device Quotes

377 quotes by 317 authors

Letâ€™s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. Thatâ€™s why I like it… — Frank Zappa
A majority vote is not an epistemological validation of an idea. Voting is merely a proper political device--within a strictly, constitutionall y delimited sphere of… — Ayn Rand
There may be no greater tribute to Steve Jobs' success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device… — Barack Obama
I don't even think whether I play the blues or not, I just play whatever feels right at the moment. I also will use any… — David Gilmour
The economy is just a metaphorical device, itâ€™s not real. That's why it's got the word con in it. — Russell Brand
The average smartphone user checks his or her device every six and a half minutes. — Arianna Huffington
Some people read off of their Palms and Pocket PCs, but the real immersible reading experience takes a full-screen device. — Bill Gates
She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only she herself, but… — Toni Morrison
I think of a plot, I think of an idea, and then I wonder, How can I get that onto the stage? . . .… — Alan Ayckbourn
To sum up: I am the man who when the concern pressed him and his way was straitened and he could find no other device… — Maimonides
Here's a memonic device that I feel teaches how we can properly cope with failure. Forget about your failures; don't dwell on past mistakes Anticipate… — Steve Largent
I got a lot of Ph.D.-types and smart people around me who come into the Oval Office and say, 'Mr. President, here's what's on my… — George W. Bush
Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanized private file and library. It needs a name, and, to coin one… — Vannevar Bush
Philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers and becomes a method, cultivated by philosophers, for… — John Dewey
I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting. — Jhumpa Lahiri
We make every effort to bring the newest and most innovative technology to our enthusiastic customers, drawing on the best in the industry. Our collaboration… — Lei Jun
We â€” mankind â€” stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device â€” our consciousness of the crisis â€” as… — Margaret Mead
Bang bang bang. I understand now why so many horror movies use that device-the mysterious knock on the door-because it has the weight of a… — Gillian Flynn
Names generate meaning in a short amount of space â€” they provoke thoughts, questions. That's something I like doing. Of course, you have to be… — Joshua Ferris
It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used. — Jessica Valenti

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