Computer Quote by Larry Niven

“That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.”

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“Music had played suddenly through the cabin, complex and lovely, rich in minor tones, like the sad call of a sex-maddened computer. Nessus whistled.”

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“have precious little free will," he was saying. "We're too intelligent not to see the right answers.”

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We learn only to ask more questions.

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“Everything starts as somebody's dream.”

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“I asked him, "Do you know the difference between nude and naked?" He shook his head. "Nude is artistic. Naked is defenseless.”

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Intelligence is just a tool to be used toward a goal, and goals are not always chosen intelligently.

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