“Our kids are actually doing what we told them to do when they sit in front of that TV all day or in front of that computer game all day. The society is telling kids unconsciously that nature's in the past. It really doesn't count anymore, that the future is in electronics, and besides, the bogeyman is in the woods.” KidsPastGamesFrontsTvsComputerWoodsElectronicsComputer Games Author:Richard Louv
“I know so many people who actually just watch television on their computers now and don't even really watch their TV anymore.” PeopleKnowsWatchesTelevisionTvsComputer Author:Busy Philipps
“Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing other entertainment. Admit that TV and games can do things books can't.” MayBookKidsReadingGamesCan DoAttentionTechnologyMediaTelevisionTvsComputerEntertainmentNew TechnologyReading For KidsComputer GamesElectronic Media Author:Jon Scieszka
“You go to your TV to turn your brain off. You go to the computer when you want to turn your brain on.” WantInspirationalTurnsBrainTvsInternetComputerFree Speech Author:Steve Jobs
“The dreams of the past - whether it was public TV being rolled into the classroom to teach Spanish, or the film projectors or the videotapes or the computer-aided instruction drill systems - the hopes have been dashed in terms of technology having some big impact. The foundation, I think can play a unique role there. Now, our money is more to the teacher-effectiveness thing, and technology is No. 2, but I'll probably spend more money on the technology things.” ThinkingHas BeensPlayDreamBigsPastFilmTermRolesTeachTechnologyTeacherTvsComputerUniqueFoundationImpactInstructionClassroomMore MoneyEffectivenessDrillsBig ImpactProjectors Author:Bill Gates
“Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the computer is a more immediately accessible way to play games.” PeopleWayWantPlayGamesRolesTelevisionTvsPaperComputerTheaterInstantPensGoing OutGratificationConvenienceDressed UpInstant GratificationGetting DressedComputer GamesRole PlayingLive TheaterGetting Dressed Up Author:Gary Gygax
“The computer seems easy because Apple makes the products so easy to use at home. It's the simple things, like getting the TV set up or getting the speakers to work. That drives me crazy.” UseHomeSeemsEasySimpleCrazyTvsProductsComputerApplesSpeakersSimple ThingsDrive Me Crazy Author:Chris O'Donnell
“I dont watch TV. I dont use a computer, a fax or a cellphone.” UseWatchesTvsComputerCellphoneFax Author:Louise Bourgeois
“I play computer games, watch TV and do what normal people do.” PeoplePlayGamesWatchesTvsNormalComputerComputer Games Author:Gareth Bale
“The iPad - is that a phone or a computer? If I put it on my wall is it a TV?” IfsTvsWallComputerPhonesIpads Author:Chad Hurley
“I graduated from high school in 1963. There were no computers, cell phones, Internet, credit cards, cassette tapes or cable TV.” SchoolTvsInternetComputerHigh SchoolPhonesCreditCardsCellsTapeCablesCell PhoneCredit CardCassettesCable TvCassette Tapes Author:Jeffrey Gitomer
“Most kids come home from school. They don't go to their TVs first. They go to the Internet. They check their emails, or some blogs, or some sites. Then they go watch TV. Other people are at work all day 9-5 in front of a computer. They see certain clips. We're not going to hide the fact that people use the Internet. We're going to try to be as interactive as possible with our fans. I'm currently on Twitter and Facebook and Flicker and Dig. I'm on all that stuff.” PeopleTryingFirstsFactsUseHomeKidsSchoolCertainStuffWatchesFansFrontsTvsInternetComputerChecksComing HomeSiteEmailBlogsClipFlickerInteractiveTwitter And Facebook Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I've got a phone, answer machine, TV set, computer, hand grenade - everything you need to run a business in Los Angeles.” NeedsHandsRunningAnswersTvsComputerMachinesPhonesLos AngelesGrenade Author:Ice T
“Kids absolutely not reading. I think it's because they're so screen-oriented [TVs, computers, smartphones]. They do read - girls in particular read a lot. They have a tendency to go toward the paranormal, romances, Twilight and stuff like that. And then it starts to taper off because other things take precedence, like the Kardashian sisters.” ThinkingKidsRomanceGirlReadingStuffParticularTvsComputerScreensTendenciesParanormalTwilightPrecedenceSmartphones Author:Stephen King
“If you look at the whole world now it's just computer games, graphic novels, film, TV spinoffs, spinoffs of spinoffs like Deadpool spinning off of Wolverine. So I think that any kind of smart producer looks at all of those bases. Once it comes down to the integrity of it audiences are very smart, they smell that they're just kind of being played.” IfsThinkingWorldLooksKindWholeFilmGamesNovelAudienceTvsIntegrityComputerSmartBasesSmellWhole WorldProducersSpinningGraphicVery SmartGraphic NovelsBeing PlayedComputer Games Author:Sam Worthington
“I know how to turn it on [computer]. I know where the disc goes: in that little slot but I can't always get it out. And I have three genius-level computer savvy kids who save my ass all the time. I'll tell you what I don't do. I don't watch the news on TV anymore. I get my news online. And like all of you, I Google whoever I want.” KnowsWantLittlesI CanKidsTurnsThreeLevelsWatchesKnow HowTvsGeniusComputerNewsAssOnlineGoogleSavvyDiscs Author:Bruce Willis
“Being on the road, the Internet enables me to interact with people in some way. It's not so much interacting with my fans - it's about doing something with what I have. I have my camera and I have my computer, and if I have some spare time, rather than watching some mindless bullshit pop-idol program on TV, why not show people my pictures and try and discuss things that I feel are important?” PeopleIfsWayFeelsTryingImportantShowsFansTvsInternetComputerProgramCamerasPopsWhy NotIdolsBullshitSparesMindlessInteractingSpare Time Author:Lily Allen
“If there's any advice I have to give, I would say it's that. If you're looking for a way to get closer to your kids, there ain't no better way than to grab 'em and read. And if you put them in front of a computer or a TV, you are abandoning them. You are abandoning them because they are sitting on a couch or a floor and they may be hugging a dog, but they ain't hugging you.” IfsWayGivingMayKidsAdviceDogFrontsTvsComputerSittingEmsHugCouchesBetter Ways Author:Maurice Sendak
“Computer games are like any other form of media and entertainment - you have to exercise some moderation. In the same way you can invest a lot of time in a computer game, you can invest a lot of time in watching TV or browsing the Web. So it's an issue of recognizing that this is something you should consume in moderation.” WayShouldFormGamesIssuesMediaTvsExerciseComputerEntertainmentModerationRecognizingWatching TvComputer GamesBrowsing Author:Frank Pearce
“In our world, we have so many ways we can escape with technology, like TV, Facebook, computers, text messaging and all that.” WorldWayTechnologyTvsComputerOur WorldText Messaging Author:Mia Wasikowska
“My theory is, I don't know how long it's going to be five or ten years, there will be only two ways to see a movie and that will either be on your computer through your TV screen or in the cinema, end of story. There will be no DVD, that's it, simple.” KnowsWayYearsLongTwoEndsStoriesSimpleKnow HowFiveTvsTheoryTenComputerScreensCinemaTwo WaysDvds Author:Eric Fellner
“These days, young people watch TV on smartphones and computers. Young people with an actual TV set are harder to find than a picture of Anthony Weiner with his clothes on.” PeopleYoungWatchesTvsComputerClothesHarderThese DaysSmartphones Author:Craig Ferguson
“Half the stuff I've written was written when I was half asleep watching the David Letterman show when some boring actress was on talking about herself. I would just mute the TV, look over to the computer and start plugging in notes. Then the next morning you go "Wow, I like this". I'd almost forget what I did, and then it would inspire me to go on and do the next thing. That's what I do. Just kind of follow my own little thing.” LooksKindLittlesShowsNextStuffMy OwnForgetHalfTalkingMorningWrittenInspireTvsGoes OnComputerNotesBoringActressesLittle ThingsWowMuteLettermanPlugging In Author:Terry Bozzio
“I do everything on the computer. TV is obsolete technology for me.” TechnologyTvsComputerObsolete Author:Edward Snowden
“What a lot of people don't know, because in a lot of TV and movies, they have a lot of men talking about computers - it was a woman who invented the first compiler!” PeopleKnowsMenFirstsTalkingTvsComputer Author:Lisa Ling
“We have a culture that is indirect in the extreme, where by the time you're five years old, you've watched tons of television, and have been subjected to what I call "the age of interruption," where everything is interrupted every minute. We have constant input from TV, computers, fax machines, telephones, etc. It's very hard for a modern American to have two hours of uninterrupted time. I know how it is because I insist on several hours of uninterrupted time each day, and I know how ruthless I have to be to get it.” KnowsYearsHas BeensTwoHardAgeCultureHoursKnow HowFiveModernMinutesTelevisionTvsComputerMachinesConstantExtremesFive YearsEach DayEtcTelephonesRuthlessInterruptedInputInterruptionsOld YouFive Year OldsIndirectFaxFax Machines Author:Michael Ventura
“I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues.” MenTurnsSimpleTvsComputerNightmareAnd OffSimple Man Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“The perils of credit and debt, especially perilous in the computer age, have long been acknowledged in pop culture, but very infrequently by TV.” LongAgeCultureTvsComputerPopsCreditDebtPerilPop Culture Author:Tom Shales
“I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.” SometimesStuffWatchesTeachTvsComputerNewsDocumentariesDaddyGeekProgrammesInformativeMommy And Daddy Author:Adora Svitak
“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
“Limit or eliminate late-night computer and television viewing. A computer or TV screen may seem much dimmer than a light bulb, but these screens often fill your field of vision, mimicking the effects of a room filled with light.” MayLightSeemsNightRoomsVisionEffectsFieldsTelevisionTvsLimitsComputerLateFilledScreensBulbsLate NightLight BulbMimicking Author:Andrew Weil
“I had a TV set and a typewriter and that made me think a computer should be laid out like a typewriter with a video screen.” ThinkingShouldMadeGamesEconomyTvsComputerScreensVideoTypewriters Author:Steve Wozniak
“You know what I noticed when I was with Jacob? In your world, people can reach each other in an instant. There's the telephone, and the fax - and on the computer you can talk to someone all the way around the world. You've got people telling their secrets on TV talk shows, and magazines that publish pictures of movie stars trying to hide their homes. All those connections, but everyone there seems so lonely.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayTryingShowsHomeSeemsStarsSecretTvsComputerLonelyConnectionsMagazinesAround The WorldInstantTelephonesMovie StarPublishJacobTalk ShowsSo LonelyFax Book:Plain Truth Source: Plain Truth