“I have never owned a computer. I am one of those weirdos. I've never needed a computer. I'm lucky that I have a job where I'm not required to use one.” UseJobsNeededLuckyComputerWeirdo Author:Bill Nighy
“Right now, 70 percent of the people don't have computers. And where they're needed most, people don't have them. We think this will enable anyone to own a computer. We're aiming at everybody who uses a computer as an information access device. The original idea was to build one cheaply enough to put one on every desk.” PeopleThinkingIdeasEnoughUseInformationNeededRight NowComputerPercentOriginalsAccessDevicesDesksOriginal Ideas Author:Larry Ellison
“The day I was born songs were on records, phones were tied down, computers needed rooms and the web was fiction. Change the world. You can.” WorldSongBornRoomsFictionRecordsNeededComputerPhonesChanging The WorldTied Author:Steve Jobs
“I only can write a book every two years, you know. And I write very fast, but I'm not always writing every day. I needed a contact with different things, like nature, for example. I cannot be in front of a computer trying to tell a story.” KnowsWritingTryingYearsTwoBookDifferentStoriesFrontsExampleNeededComputerContactDifferent ThingsTwo YearsWriting Every Day Author:Paulo Coelho
“I don't get up and look at e-mail. I don't even know my e-mail address. I needed one just to have a computer put on. But I never, ever even thought of going to it. It's just not what I'm about. I just don't want to waste my life with it. It's just too much; I think people are just a little too absorbed in all of that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantLooksLittlesToo MuchNeededWasteComputerGet UpAddressesMail Author:Andrew Dice Clay
“Computers and rocket ships are examples of invention, not of understanding. ... All that is needed to build machines is the knowledge that when one thing happens, another thing happens as a result. It's an accumulation of simple patterns. A dog can learn patterns. There is no "why&rdqo"; in those examples. We don't understand why electricity travels. We don't know why light travels at a constant speed forever. All we can do is observe and record patterns.” KnowsLightHappensScienceUnderstandingCan DoSimpleResultsKnowledgeForeverRecordsOne ThingDogExampleNeededComputerMachinesConstantPatternsSpeedThings HappenInventionShipsElectricityRocketsAccumulation Author:Scott Adams
“The individual will to survive is often seen as just that, an individual thing. In fact, it's sort of a gene we all carry and like a network of computers it all contributes in some way to when it's individually needed.” WayFactsIndividualNeededComputerGenesWill To Survive Author:Danny Boyle
“For most problems found in mathematics textbooks, mathematical reasoning is quite useful. But how often do people find textbook problems in real life? At work or in daily life, factors other than strict reasoning are often more important. Sometimes intuition and instinct provide better guides; sometimes computer simulations are more convenient or more reliable; sometimes rules of thumb or back-of-the-envelope estimates are all that is needed.” PeopleImportantRealSometimesProblemFoundNeededComputerMathematicsInstinctIntuitionGuidesReal LifeFactorsMathematicalReasoningDaily LifeStrictConvenientThumbsFacts Of LifeTextbooksEnvelopesSimulation Author:Lynn Steen
“In 1905, when you went motoring, you took your mechanic. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the automobile, but buying a Ford wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a mechanic on board. In 1955, when you used your computer, you took your programmer. Twenty-five years later, mass production revolutionized the role of the computer, but buying a micro wouldn't have made sense if everyone still needed a programmer.” IfsYearsMadeStillsUsedRolesFiveNeededComputerMassTwentiesProductionsBoardsFive YearsBuyingMechanicAutomobileProgrammersTwenty FiveMass Production Author:Gerald Weinberg
“Actually, I caught myself thinking that I was hoping for someone to break into my apartment and steal my computer, or a big fire would take place in my apartment, or thinking of uninstalling my firewall so someone could hack into my computer. I just had all these dreams and eventually realized what I needed to do was delete the songs because I really wasn't happy with them. I needed a fresh beginning.” ThinkingDreamBigsSongBreakFireNeededComputerCaughtStealingApartmentHacks Author:Jens Lekman
“I was working on a piece for one of the things I was dancing to and I needed to have original music. I didn't know where to begin, I'm so bad at computers, and I remembered that he actually made music. I asked Astro Raw if he'd be interested in scoring and he said yes.” IfsKnowsMadeSaidPiecesNeededComputerOriginalsDancingRememberedOriginal Music Author:Jillian Hervey
“It's pretty much how we get anything added to the curriculum. When parents said children needed to be computer literate, the schools started responding. The same thing is true of basic financial literacy.” ChildrenSaidSchoolParentNeededComputerFinancialLiteracyRespondingCurriculumFinancial Literacy Author:Elizabeth Warren
“I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.” ThinkingYearsI CanAbleFoundTvsNeededComputerPhonesDistractionDisturbed Author:Josh Turner