118 Quotes by Alan Kay
"Quite a few people have to believe something is normal before it becomes normal - a sort of 'voting' situation. But once the threshold is reached, then everyone demands to do whatever it is."
"In computers, every 'new explosion' was set off by a software product that allowed users to program differently."
"If you're not failing 90% of the time, then you're probably not working on sufficiently challenging problems."
"The tree of research must be fed from time to time with the blood of bean-counters, for it is its natural manure."
"Computer literacy is a contact with the activity of computing deep enough to make the computational equivalent of reading and writing fluent and enjoyable. As in all the arts, a romance with the material must be well under way. If we value the lifelong learning of arts and letters as a springboard for personal and societal growth, should any less effort be spent to make computing a part of our lives?"
"A new friend is new wine, when it grows old, you will enjoy drinking it."
"Any medium powerful enough to extend man's reach is powerful enough to topple his world."
"To get the medium's magic to work for one's aims rather than against them is to attain literacy."