Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked.
Steve WozniakRead
At our computer club, we talked about it being a revolution. Computers were going to belong to everyone, and give us power, and free us from the people who owned computers and all that stuff.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the transformative power of computers, suggesting they democratize access to information and empower individuals.
Steve Wozniak reflects on the discussions at the computer club about the potential of computers to be a revolutionary tool. He expresses the belief that computers would not only become accessible to everyone but also empower individuals by freeing them from the control of those who traditionally owned and operated them. This sentiment captures the essence of the early days of personal computing, where technology was envisioned as a means of liberation and equality.
Themes
ComputersRevolutionEmpowermentAccessibilityTechnology
In practice
Example use cases
During a technology conference discussing the impact of personal computing on society.
More from Steve Wozniak
All quotes →Our first computers were born not out of greed or ego, but in the revolutionary spirit of helping common people rise above the most powerful institutions.
Steve WozniakRead
My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. I only started the company when I realized I could be an engineer forever.
Steve WozniakRead
If I designed a computer with 200 chips, I tried to design it with 150. And then I would try to design it with 100. I just tried to find every trick I could in life to design things real tiny
Steve WozniakRead
Every dream I've ever had in life has come true ten times over.
Steve WozniakRead
My dream was actually just to have a computer some day. If I'd imagined that it meant starting a company to sell them, I probably would have avoided the whole thing.
Steve WozniakRead
Similar quotes
Code wants to be simple... I had to give up the idea that I had the perfect vision of the system to which the system had to conform. Instead, I had to accept that I was only the vehicle for the system expressing its own desire for simplicity. My vision could shape initial direction, and my attention to the desires of the code could affect how quickly and how well the system found its desired shape, but the system is riding me much more than I am riding the system.
Kent BeckRead
We know in our hearts that technology at its best should make us feel even more human than we currently feel. Sometimes it makes us feel less human.
Astro TellerRead
Technology magnifies differences, and it's been replacing or obviating jobs for a long time. But what happens as that case accelerates? I'm not one of these doomsayers who says, 'There will be no jobs.'
Sam AltmanRead
We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be.
Bill GatesRead
Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them.
Tim Berners-LeeRead
It seemed really amazing that you could write a few lines of code and have it learn to do interesting things.
Andrew NgRead