Computers Quote by Ellen Ullman

These machines have no common sense; they have not yet learned to "think," and they do exactly as they are told, no more and…

— Donald Knuth

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

— Arthur Helps

“Since we crave reliable partnership and emotional reciprocity, we project human qualities onto machines and treat them as if they share our intentions. However,…

— Erik Pevernagie

The original question, 'Can machines think?' I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.

— Alan Turing

I'm not reading what I write when I wrote. It's an unconscious outpouring that's a mess, and it's many, many steps away from anything…

— Jennifer Egan

“Reading is an intimate act, perhaps more intimate than any other human act. I say that because of the prolonged (or intense) exposure of…

— Harold Brodkey

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

— Anonymous

When we read, we are doing more than delectating words on a page stories, characters, images, notions. We are communing with the mind of…

— Martin Amis

The point of reading is to inhabit a consciousness that doesn't belong to the reader, immersing yourself in a life that's wholly realized. And…

— Joshua Mohr

Reading is thinking with someone else's head instead of one's own.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so much that we encounter is abridged,adapted, adulterated,…

— Thomas S. Monson