Silicon Quotes
124 quotes by 102 authors
-
The Kindle is the most successful electronic book-reading tablet so far, but that's not saying much; Silicon Valley is littered with the corpses of e-book…
— David Pogue
-
Silicon-based life may be impossible for one other reason: silicon bonds readily dissolve in water.
— Steven Johnson
-
The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. And…
— Thomas Friedman
-
I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create…
— Walter Isaacson
-
In fact we put so many things in our mouths we constantly have to be reminded what not to eat. Look at that little package…
— Morgan Spurlock
-
If I had to pick three of my favorite magazines, they would be 'Fast Company', 'Silicon India', and 'Smithsonian.'
— Padmasree Warrior
-
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
-
Steve Jobs was probably mildly on the autistic spectrum. Basically, you've probably known people who were geeky and socially awkward but very smart. When does…
— Temple Grandin
-
The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now.
— Dave Rowntree
-
He’s totally different from the typical jock. He has no ego. That’s unique for someone with such accolades. His strength comes from a higher power.…
— Lester Hayes
-
I believe that the totemic image for the future is the octopus. This is because the squids and octopi have perfected a form of communication…
— Terence McKenna
-
It’s not about having a Silicon Valley attitude—it’s about having an entrepreneurial attitude. It’s about partnering with other organizations in and around your area. It’s…
— Brad Feld
-
And if the computer gives you any back talk, pour some well-sugared office coffee into its evil little silicon brain.
— Edward Abbey
-
It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and…
— Thomas Dolby
-
No place in the US better exemplifies the ethos to engineer new digital technologies than Silicon Valley
— John Maeda
-
The new Web is a very different thing. It's a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter.…
— Lev Grossman
-
Where you live matters: there's only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence: for whatever you're…
— Drew Houston
-
We must expect the discovery of many as yet unknown elements-for example, elements analogous to aluminum and silicon- whose atomic weight would be between 65…
— Dmitri Mendeleev
-
People always think of technology as something having silicon in it. But a pencil is technology. Any language is technology. Technology is a tool we…
— Mae Jemison
-
There is no fear in Silicon Valley right now,
— Bill Gurley
Who Wrote These Silicon Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 124 Silicon Quotes, led by these top contributors: