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"Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done."
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"Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog."
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"We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a personal computer, a set-top box or a mobile phone."
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"I'm too old-fashioned to use a computer. I'm too old-fashioned to use a quill."
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"The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot."
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"But I said wait a minute, I'm going to get a computer, I can do this as well as anybody else. So I did some studying so I knew what kind of boards to get to put a PC together. But there was a guy sitting there with Apple. I said, 'what's that?' and he goes, 'Apple with 128k, it's all built into the box,' and I bought it. That was my first computer."
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"Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software."
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"Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all."
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"Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'programmers.'"
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"I just recently did a film with Disney, and they put the drawings straight on the computer. And it's all painted on the computer now and not by hand anymore."
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"Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted."
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"As an old reporter, we have a few secrets, and the first thing is we try the phone book."
Humor
"I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture I'd buy a painting."
Food
"Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose."
Purpose
"The only people who say worse things about politicians that reporters do are other politicians."
People
"Elephants and grandchildren never forget."
Wisdom
"I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran."
Politics
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."
Truth
"The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men."
Business
"I like ice hockey, but it's a frustrating game to watch. It's hard to keep your eyes on both the puck and the players and too much time passes between scoring in hockey. There are usually more fights than there are points."
Time
"I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you."
Government
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