Devices Quotes

644 Devices quotes by 514 unique authors

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
Personal computing today is a rich ecosystem encompassing massive PC-based data centers, notebook and Tablet PCs, handheld devices, and smart cell phones. It has expanded… — Bill Gates
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 — mankind — stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device — our consciousness of the crisis — 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
Microcurrent devices are actually really good because they stimulate the muscles, but I'm not a big fan of injectables. You don't know what they'll do… — Tatjana Patitz
I'm not great with money. I'd go crazy if I were left to my own devices. My mum and girlfriend sort it out. I'm not… — Louis Tomlinson
Names generate meaning in a short amount of space — they provoke thoughts, questions. That's something I like doing. Of course, you have to be… — Joshua Ferris
It's very possible that advertising business models will simply never do as well on mobile devices as those oriented around transactions. — Patrick Collison
It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used. — Jessica Valenti
I favour passive investing for most investors, because markets are amazingly successful devices for incorporating information into stock prices. — Merton Miller
Solemnity is a device of the body to hide the faults of the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I am for a government rigorously frugal & simple, applying all the possible savings of the public revenue to the discharge of the national debt;… — Thomas Jefferson
No medicine man these days can afford to be without a portable tape recorder. Without the aid of this modern device, which may be easily… — Muriel Spark
I find it extraordinary that a straightforward if inelegant device for ensuring the survival of the species should involve human beings in such emotional turmoil.… — P.D. James
Perhaps violence, like pornography, is some kind of an evolutionary standby system, a last-resort device for throwing a wild joker into the game? — J. G. Ballard
Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to… — Douglas Adams
Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways… — Lloyd Alexander
Any device whatever by which one frees himself from the fear of others is a natural good. — Epicurus
The female covers her breasts, and then proceeds to redefine their shape with a brassiere. This sexual signaling device may be padded or inflatable, so… — Desmond Morris
Why doesn't Apple stop for a year and make medical devices? When people talk about technology, that's where I start to get a little hot… — Luke Perry
Well, I think storytellers have always found murder a fascinating device. — Donna Tartt
You're going to pull out your phone and try to use whatever is the most appropriate app on your iPhone or your Android device. Yelp… — Max Levchin

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