Quotes about Computers

“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”

“My dad used to build computers for the U.S. government, for military intelligence. So he always had computers around the house.”

“The first thing I think, I was building computers, I started to build a computer when I was 17 or 18 at home, an IBM compatible computer, and then I started to sell computers, and when I sold a computer to a company called Ligo I think, and they were selling systems which became blockbuster.”

“I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.”

“I had been doing MP3 players and handheld computers since 1990-1991, and so they sought me out because of my experience. And about 18 generations of iPod and three generations of iPhone later, I decided to leave Apple.”

“Social media can be dangerous. People hide behind their computers and write negative things, so I like to keep it about communicating with my fans.”

“People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.”

“Science fiction has done a really good job of scaring us into thinking that computers shouldn't get too smart, because as soon as they get really smart, they're going to take over the world and kill us, or something like that. But why would they do that?”

“Scientists have discovered that, as we age, our brains act like computers with fuller and fuller hard drives. So when we're trying to recall a fact or a word or a name, it takes us longer, because - to put it scientifically - our brains hold a lot of 'stuff.'”

“It seems like everything that we see perceived in the brain before we actually use our own eyes, that everything we see is coming through computers or machines and then is being input in our brain cells. So that really worries me.”

“Coding is like writing, and we live in a time of the new industrial revolution. What's happened is that maybe everybody knows how to use computers, like they know how to read, but they don't know how to write.”

“I got interested in computers and how they could be enslaved to the megalomaniac impulses of a teenager.”

“I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.”

“I don't take for granted all the blessings that I have, and as soon as I heard about Computers for Youth, I really wanted to be involved. Anyone who knows me knows how much time I spend on computers. I'm a computer addict. Every young person deserves to have a computer in his or her home.”

“We want the digital world to bend to your physical life, your real emotional life as a person, and we don't want you to bend to computers.”

“If we can make computers more intelligent - and I want to be careful of AI hype - and understand the world and the environment better, it can make life so much better for many of us. Just as the Industrial Revolution freed up a lot of humanity from physical drudgery I think AI has the potential to free up humanity from a lot of the mental drudgery.”

“I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.”

“After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun.”

“Cryptocurrency currencies take the concept of money, and they take it native into computers, where everything is settled with computers and doesn't require external institutions or trusted third parties to validate things.”

“Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand.”

“Theaters are always going to be around, and doing fine. With computers and technology, we're becoming more and more secluded from each other. And the movie theater is one of the last places where we can still gather and experience something together. I don't think the desire for that magic will ever go away.”