A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Theodore Roosevelt

A worker may be the hammer's master, but the hammer still prevails. A tool knows exactly how it is meant to be handled, while the user of the tool can only have an approximate idea.
Milan Kundera

All this stuff was done via FTP but the web has put a really nice user interface on it.
Jon Postel

Another differentiator is that Skype is free and simple to set up, and it costs us virtually nothing for a new user to join the Skype network, which is why we can offer the service for free.
Niklas Zennstrom

Anyone who has seen me spin that heavy, giant wheel on television knows that I'm not a steroid user.
Pat Sajak

But what Web services suggest is that the connection is always there between an application that is resident somewhere in the cloud, and a user who is somewhere on the other end of a connection.
John W. Thompson

I am looking at it from the point of view of a harried user, which I am, and I believe that I am much more like the typical non-technical harried user than I am like the people who smoothly operate everything.
Ted Nelson

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed.
Bruce Scheneier

I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access.
Dorothy Denning

I had in effect a user base eager to buy porn but no one to sell it to them.
Benjamin Cohen

I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.
Daniel J. Bernstein

I have never seen a game's graphics look so sharp and clean. The sound design for the game is also unique on the Xbox. The memory on this system allowed us to provide the user with 5.1 Dolby surround sound for home theatre owners.
Don Bluth

I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
Bill Gates

I think then, when we started receiving the first of the user feedback, feedback from people that I had not specifically told about it, but had spread from friend to friend and then they were giving us feedback.
Shawn Fanning

I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I've never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas.
Dan Rather

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done.
Scott Adams

If you need to take a step back from day-to-day operations and plot out the long-term direction of your user experience strategy, consultants can give you a perspective you can't get on your own.
Jesse James Garrett

In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary.
Linus Torvalds

Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?
Tom Clancy

Our theory is, if you need the user to tell you what you're selling, then you don't know what you're selling, and it's probably not going to be a good experience.
Marissa Mayer