Quote by Douglas Adams
First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to

First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we’ve realized it’s a brochure. – Douglas Adams

Other quotes by Douglas Adams

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. – Douglas Adams

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Humanity
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The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armor to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second- rate technology, led them into it in the first place. – Douglas Adams

Category:
Computers
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Advertising
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How big can we get before we get bad? – Jay Chiat

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Advertising

With no ads, who would pay for the media? The good fairy? – Samuel Thurm

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Advertising

Advertisers in general bear a large part of the responsibility for the deep feelings of inadequacy that drive women to psychiatrists, pills, or the bottle. – Marya Mannes, But Will It Sell?, 1964

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Advertising

What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public. – Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1964

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Advertising

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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films. – Beau Bridges

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