Silicon Quotes

124 quotes by 101 authors

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance,… — Bill Gates
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly… — Bill Gates
Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would… — Temple Grandin
I live a half mile from the San Andreas fault - a fact that bubbles up into my consciousness every time some other part of… — Gary Hamel
Introverts listen better, they assess risks more carefully, they can be wiser managers. It's not for nothing that the Silicon Valley billionaires are so often… — Jeffrey Kluger
A remarkable thing about the Silicon Valley culture is that its status structure is so based on technical accomplishment and prowess. — Jaron Lanier
I have a very basic leg. But it has a silicon cover on it. I have a flat foot leg, a high heel leg and… — Heather Mills
Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world. — Elon Musk
I'm a Silicon Valley guy. I just think people from Silicon Valley can do anything. — Elon Musk
I think the high-tech industry is used to developing new things very quickly. It's the Silicon Valley way of doing business: You either move very… — Elon Musk
Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all… — Elon Musk
Some article called me the most feared man in Silicon Valley. Good Lord! Why? My teenage boys got a kick out of it: 'Dad, how… — Nathan Myhrvold
Silicon Valley's involvement with Washington dates from one event, which was John Scully - who was the CEO of Apple - had dinner with President… — Eric Schmidt
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge. — Linus Torvalds
I've actually found the image of Silicon Valley as a hotbed of money-grubbing tech people to be pretty false, but maybe that's because the people… — Linus Torvalds
The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore. — Fred Wilson
Silicon Valley is the best place to start a tech company in so many ways. — Niklas Zennstrom
My friends are people who like building cool stuff. We always have this joke about people who want to just start companies without making something… — Mark Zuckerberg
A lot of the geeks in Silicon Valley will tell you they no longer believe in the ability of policymakers in Washington to accomplish anything.… — Evgeny Morozov
As befits Silicon Valley, 'big data' is mostly big hype, but there is one possibility with genuine potential: that it might one day bring loans… — Evgeny Morozov

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