Devices Quotes

644 Devices quotes by 514 unique authors

In a world torn by every kind of fundamentalism - religious, ethnic, nationalist and tribal - we must grant first place to economic fundamentalism, with… — Carlos Fuentes
With Jesus, however, the device of parabolic utterance is used not to explain things to people’s satisfaction but to call attention to the unsatisfactoriness of… — Robert Farrar Capon
Religious speech is extreme, emotional, and motivational. It is anti-literal, relying on metaphor, allusion, and other rhetorical devices, and it assumes knowledge within a community… — Amy Waldman
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
The average man gets his living by such depressing devices that boredom becomes a sort of natural state to him. — H. L. Mencken
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
Silicon Valley, "the largest legal creation of wealth in history," was built largely by unprofessional amateurs using math, sand, and the institutions of freedom. The… — Michael Strong
As our various electronic devices gain more and more sensory awareness, we open up the potential for entirely new forms of interaction. Not just new… — Jamais Cascio
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
As consumer adoption of wireless devices continues to soar, Wi-Fi congestion is becoming a critical problem for consumers and innovators. — Julius Genachowski
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
I do not like this word "bomb." It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding. — Unknown Author
Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I… — Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially… — Lawrence Lessig
It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody. — Baltasar Gracian
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available… — Thomas A. Edison
Nostalgia: A device that removes the ruts and potholes from memory lane. — Doug Larson
What, exactly, is the internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped… — Dave Barry
The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything — Aldous Huxley
Boredom has been used as a technique, it is a device. In Zen, boredom is used as a device: you are bored to death, and… — Rajneesh
The explosion of a terrorist's single nuclear device in a major metropolitan center would trigger an unparalleled humanitarian and environmental disaster. An accidental military launch… — Alan Cranston
PASTIME, n. A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility. — Ambrose Bierce

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