Computers Quotes
“In fact, technology has been the story of human progress from as long back as we know. In 100 years people will look back on now and say, 'That was the Internet Age.' And computers will be seen as a mere ingredient to the Internet Age.”
“In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever.”
-- Niklaus Wirth
“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.”
-- Edsger Dijkstra
“We're going to be able to ask our computers to monitor things for us, and when certain conditions happen, are triggered, the computers will take certain actions and inform us after the fact.”
-- Steve Jobs
“Most of the musicians that I know almost to the man everybody uses Apple computers. They've thought of the steps that you're going to think of when you're trying to create your thing. And that's where the tools get invented to make better art.”
-- Mike Shinoda
“You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love?”
-- Lech Walesa
“The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do.”
-- Ted Nelson