Clive Thompson The computer industry began with home-brew boxes that everyone had to program for themselves, but that was a huge hassle. The computer revolution didn’t explode until the first Macintosh arrived, with its point-and-click simplicity. – Clive Thompson Arrived Quotes Boxes Quotes Explode Quotes Hassle Quotes Homebrew Quotes Huge Quotes Industry Quotes Macintosh Quotes Pointandclick Quotes Program Quotes Revolution Quotes Simplicity Quotes Software is now so complex – requiring so many gazillions of tiny files all over your computer – that most consumers don’t want to bother to know what’s really going on. A textbook requires a consistent sense of style and a linear structure, hallmarks of a single authorial presence. An encyclopedia doesn’t.
Amrita Rao Both my mom and dad were quite supportive. They never ever stopped me in realizing my dreams in the film industry. – Amrita Rao
Aziz Ansari I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before. I hadn’t, but I thought: ‘What the hell?’ So I went to an open mic night, and I liked it. – Aziz Ansari
Ben MendelsohnMom I remember ‘The Yearling’ was the first film I ever saw, and my mom told me I cried for about four or five days afterwards. I’d be going along during the day and suddenly start crying over what had happened to the little deer. – Ben Mendelsohn
Alex Kapranos You really only understand whether a song’s good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time. – Alex Kapranos
Harland Williams I get a lot of people telling me that I’d make a good ‘wacky neighbor.’ I wouldn’t mind that, if it was a starting-off point. – Harland Williams
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