Computers Quotes

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user."

"Security is, I would say, our top priority because for all the exciting things you will be able to do with computers - organizing your lives, staying in touch with people, being creative - if we don't solve these security problems, then people will hold back."

"There will still be things that machines cannot do. They will not produce great art or great literature or great philosophy; they will not be able to discover the secret springs of happiness in the human heart; they will know nothing of love and friendship."

"To create a new standard it takes something that's not just a little bit different. It takes something that's really new and really captures people's imagination. And the Macintosh, of all the machines I've ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard."

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."

"I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness -- to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn't solve on their own, ... All Things Considered."

"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all"

"The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back."

"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."

"I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump."

"Computers can now keep a man's every transgression recorded in a permanent memory bank, duplicating with complex programming and intricate wiring a feat his wife handles quite well without fuss or fanfare"

"(The) vast majority of the machines infected...are home computers. Nothing will happen on them until people get home from work and boot up their machines. We'd like to think that they whole problem was avoided and everybody cleaned up their machines in time. But unfortunately, that's probably not true."

"People use not just personal computers, but telephones, televisions, wireless and other devices with this technology so that minutes will migrate over time, ... We really don't see a mass substitution or a great big cliff ahead of us, but rather that people will use this [Net2Phone applications] in conjunction with activities that they are performing in the Internet portal space."

"And computers are getting smarter all the time: scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (By they I mean computers: I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us.)"

"E-commerce businesses, even e-commerce specialists, have yet to realize that the WWW is first and foremost an emotional experience. Few websites reflect this important priority."

"In a way, staring into a computer screen is like staring into an eclipse. It's brilliant and you don't realize the damage until its too late."

"Experts agree that the best type of computer for your individual needs is one that comes on the market about two days after you actually purchase some other computer."

"People clearly reason spatially and with images as well. We think it will be important for computers to be able to do the same."

"There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those who have several thousand extra dollars apiece."