Category Archives: Quotes

Bob Metcalfe interviewed in the Wall Street Journal about what he calls the “innovation bubble.” Metcalfe: “You don’t grow the economy by growing government… There are good ways and bad ways of [stimulating innovation] and in my new fifth career … Continue reading →

Therapist: Writing a blog about everything that happens to you will honestly help you. Dr. Watson: Nothing happens to me. —Sherlock, 2010 “I was so weak and emaciated that a medical board determined that not a day should be lost … Continue reading →

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” —Groucho Marx “The old saw says, ‘Let a sleeping dog lie.’ Right. Still, when there is much at stake, it … Continue reading →

“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.” —Benjamin Disraeli

“Machines might give us more time to think but will never do our thinking for us” –Thomas J. Watson Jr., 1957 “Machines will follow a path that mirrors the evolution of humans. Ultimately, however, self-aware,s elf-improving machines will evolve beyond … Continue reading →

“In my experience, you assert control over a computer—show it who’s the boss—by making it do something unique. That means programming it….If you devote a couple of hours to programming a new machine, you’ll feel better about it ever afterward” … Continue reading →

“Following 500 million people into a party means that a lot of the beer and pretzels are already long gone.” –Thomas E. Weber, The Daily Beast