They Said It
“The question of whether a computer
can think is no more interesting
than the question of whether a
submarine can swim.”—E. W. Dijkstra
“One thing a computer can do that
most humans can’t is be sealed up
in a cardboard box and sit in a
warehouse.”—Jack Handey (from “Deep Thoughts”,
Saturday Night Live)
“If you have any trouble sounding
condescending, find a UNIX user to
show you how it’s done.”—Scott Adams
“Isn’t it interesting that the same people
who laugh at science fiction listen to
weather forecasts and economists?”
—Kelvin Throop III
“Computer Science is no more about
computers than astronomy is about
telescopes.”—E. W. Dijkstra
“Even he, to whom most things that
most people would think were pretty
smart were pretty dumb, thought it
was pretty smart.”—Douglas Adams
“It is bad luck to be superstitious.”
—Andrew W. Mathis
“The problem with quotes on the
Internet is that it is often difficult to
verify their authenticity.”—Abraham Lincoln
