The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim.

Quote by Edsgar Dijkstra

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The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a...

The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at...

The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those...

There are two distinctive classes of people today, those who have personal computers, and those...

Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.

Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living.

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

We bet the company on Windows and we deserve to benefit. It was a risk...

We bet the company on Windows and we deserve to benefit. It was a risk...

I feel certain that the personal computer is as revolutionary in terms of the way...

I feel certain that the personal computer is as revolutionary in terms of the way...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It's not just that...

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

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

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the...

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the...

I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of...

I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of...

A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even...

A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even...

My computer must be broken: whenever I ask a wrong question, it gives a wrong...

My computer must be broken: whenever I ask a wrong question, it gives a wrong...

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they...

The trick is to stop thinking of it as 'your' money.

The trick is to stop thinking of it as 'your' money.