Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.

Data is not information, Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not understanding, Understanding is not wisdom.

If we built houses the way we build software, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.

Why is it that drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing, I get this cold feeling that I speak a different language.