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The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
Edward R. Murrow1908–1965On receiving the “Family of Man” Award (1964)
- Talking
What happens on social media doesn’t stay on social media. Online violence is real world violence.
Maria Ressaborn 1963Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (December 10, 2021)
- Internet
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.
Al Goreborn 1948Response when asked to cite accomplishments that separate him from another Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey, during an interview with Wolf Blitzer CNN (9 March 1999)
- Internet
Any one who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.
John von Neumann1903–1957“Various Techniques Used in Connection with Random Digits”, in Monte Carlo Method (1951), ed. A. S. Householder et al.
- Science
In the media age, everybody was famous for 15 minutes. In the Wikipedia age, everybody can be an expert in five minutes.
Stephen Colbertborn 1964Wired Magazine article (14 August 2006)
- Fame
- Internet
There are some people who imagine that older adults don’t know how to use the internet. My immediate reaction is, “I’ve got news for you, we invented it.”
Vint Cerfborn 1943“Your Life: Vinton Cerf” (2016), p. 30
- Age
- Internet
The Web does not just connect machines, it connects people.
Tim Berners-Leeborn 1955Tim Berners-Lee Speech before Knight Foundation, (14 September 2008)
- Internet
The Internet is the best thing that could have happened to China.
Ai Weiweiborn 1957Ai Weiwei. “The Olympics Are a Propaganda Show.” Spiegel, January 29, 2008.
- Internet
If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.
Ai Weiweiborn 1957Osnos, Evan. “It’s Not Beautiful: An Artist Takes On the System.” New Yorker, May 24, 2010, 54–63.
- Internet
- Writing
When I invented the web, I didn’t have to ask anyone’s permission.
Tim Berners-Leeborn 1955Berners-Lee T., Net Neutrality: This is Serious (June 2006)
- Freedom
- Internet
Random numbers should not be generated with a method chosen at random.
Donald Knuthborn 1938The Art of Computer Programming (1968–2011), Vol. II, Seminumerical Algorithms
- Science
I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
Donald Knuthborn 1938Digital Typography, ch. 33, p. 649 (1999)
- Clever Jabs
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
Donald Knuthborn 1938Closing line of a memo, “Notes on the van Emde Boas construction of priority deques: An instructive use of recursion” (1977)
- Comedy
And programming computers was so fascinating. You create your own little universe, and then it does what you tell it to do.
Vint Cerfborn 1943“Your Life: Vinton Cerf” (2016), p. 28
I can’t be as confident about computer science as I can about biology. Biology easily has 500 years of exciting problems to work on. It’s at that level.
Donald Knuthborn 1938Interview, Computer Literacy Bookshops (1993)
- Science