Home / Quotes / Quote by Octavio Paz

Quote by Octavio Paz

“The value of e-commerce is not in the e, but in the commerce.”

Quote by Octavio Paz

Author

Octavio Paz (March 31, 1914 - April 19, 1998) was a renowned Mexican poet, essayist, and diplomat. He is considered one of the greatest Spanish-language poets of the 20th century, known for his unique poetic style and profound intellectual depth. more

You May Also Like

“We no longer think of chairs as technology, we just think of them as chairs. But there was a time when we hadn't worked out how many legs chairs should have, how tall they should be, and they would often "crash" when we tried to use them. Before long, computers will be as trivial and plentiful as chairs and we will cease to be aware of the things. In fact I'm sure we will look back on this last decade and wonder how we could ever have mistaken what we were doing with them for "productivity"”

Thinking Should Looks Long Facts Use Lasts Wonder Technology Computer Should Have Legs Decades Productivity Cease Chairs Tall Crash Mistaken Plentiful

Author:Douglas Adams

“The one thing computers have done is let us make bigger mistakes. We have to be careful not to depend on our machines.”

Done Mistake One Thing Depends Computer Machines Bigger Careful Be Careful

Author:Michael Bloomberg

“The search button on the browser no longer provides an objective search, but a commercial one.”

Objectives Buttons Browsers

Author:Tim Berners-Lee

“Take Wrigley's Chewing Gum. I don't think the Internet is going to change how people chew gum.”

People Thinking Internet Gum Chewing Chewing Gum

Author:Warren Buffett

“I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom and data is the knowledge.”

Brain Bones Data Software Skulls Hardware Semiconductors

Author:Masayoshi Son

“A computer can tell you down to the dime what you've sold, but it can never tell you how much you could have sold.”

Author:Sam Walton

“I helped develop Disney's) special effects department at that time, which helped very much when we worked on "20000 Leagues under the Sea"”

Sea Special Effects League Department Special Effects

Author:John Hench

“It's an enormous amount of work: there are 28 separate buildings, and I work on the choice of the colors for everything. Outside colors, balcony colors, etc.. And all of this has to work together, in harmony.”

Together Choices Building Color Amount Harmony Enormous Etc Working Together Balconies

Author:John Hench

“Now people don't know what it was in the Paris version, they put the skeleton at the end, not at the beginning. At least they've learn something!”

People Knows Ends Versions Paris Skeletons

Author:John Hench

“We were trained from cartoons. Everything who was on the screen was chosen. Anything who was not there was deliberately not there.”

Screens Chosen Cartoon

Author:John Hench