Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Steven Levy

Quote by Steven Levy

“Ideas, Mike Jones, an engineer at Google explained, were like babies - everything about their environment said they shouldn't exist. But they do. You can't dwell on problems too early, or they will swamp the virtues and you will decide not to do the project.”

Quote by Steven Levy

Create image

Author

Steven Levy
Steven Levy

Steven Levy is a renowned American journalist, born in 1951. He is known for his in-depth coverage of the technology industry, particularly in the fields of personal computers and the internet. Levy's work has frequently appeared in prominent media outlets such as Newsweek, Time, and Wired. more

You May Also Like

“I used to love to come to the ballpark. Now I hate it. Every day becomes a little tougher because of all this. Writers, tape recorders, microphones, cameras, questions and more questions. Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one. I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time.”

LittlesLongStillsHomeUsedHateLostHairLong TimeSeasonsI HateCamerasFishesTapeSixtyMobileRogerMicrophonesGoing HomeRecordersUsed To LoveBallparks
Author:Hank Aaron
Create image

“Hold a baseball in your hand ... Feel the ball, turn it over in your hand; hold it across the seam or the other way, with the seam just to the side of your middle finger. Speculation stirs. You want to get outdoors and throw this spare and sensual object to somebody or, at the very least, watch somebody else throw it. The game has begun.”

WayWantFeelsHandsTurnsGamesSidesWatchesMiddleObjectsBaseballBallsFingersSensualSparesSpeculationMiddle Finger
Book:Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion
Create image

“The press box at Wrigley Field in Chicago is an extended narrow shed, two rows deep, that is precariously bolted to the iron rafters just underneath the park's second deck. To gain access, one must climb a steeply angled ramp and clamber down a little starboard companionway, guarded at its foot by a uniformed minion and then proceed giddily along a catwalk that hangs directly above the tiered, circling rows of seats and spectators behind home plate.”

LittlesTwoHomeBehindsFeetFieldsGainsPressesBoxesAccessParksSeatsClimbsIronChicagoPlatesShedSpectatorsDeckGuardedRampMinionsCatwalkRaftersHome PlateWrigley Field
Book:Season Ticket
Create image