Quotable Quotes

Computers & Information

To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

- Farmer's Almanac, 1978

We can lick gravity but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

- Wernher von Braun

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.

- Frank Zappa

Never let a computer know you're in a hurry.

- Author Unknown

There are two types of computer users: those who have lost all their data, and those who are going to.

- Author Unknown

Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.

- Mitchell Kapor

In God we trust, all others we virus scan.

- Author Unknown

Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the Net, it looks like very soon everyone on Earth will have 15 megabytes of fame.

- M.G. Sriram

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little.

- Eric Porterfield

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.

- William Pollard

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.

- Clifford Stoll

The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor.

- John Allen Paulos

There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't.

- Author Unknown

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

- Warren G. Bennis

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