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A fundamental rule in technology says that whatever can be done will be done.
Andrew S. Grove Only the Paranoid Survive · 1996

Quotes

“Here is a language so far ahead of its time that it was not only an improvement on its predecessors but also on nearly all its successors.”

Tony Hoare · Hints on Programming-Language Design, 1974 · Primary source

“Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.”

Ayn Rand · Atlas Shrugged, 1957 · Primary source

“Of all the things humans have ever created, AI will change society the most.”

Bill Gates · The Year Ahead 2026: Optimism with footnotes, 2026 · Primary source

“Many things were adopted in the war which we were told were technically impossible, but patience, perseverance, and, above all, the spur of necessity under war conditions, made men’s brains act with greater vigour, and science responded to the demands.”

Winston Churchill · The Second World War, 1948-1953 · Primary source

“In technology, whatever can be done will be done.”

Andrew S. Grove · Only the Paranoid Survive, 1996 · Primary source

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