IT Quotes

I found this great post on IT quotations: 101 More Great Computer Quotes.

Here are a few:

Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
Mitchell Kapor

The Internet?  We are not interested in it.
Bill Gates, 1993

If you automate a mess, you get an automated mess.
Rod Michael

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.
Alan Perlis

Simplicity, carried to the extreme, becomes elegance.
Jon Franklin

The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards.
Gene Spafford

Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption and secure access devices, and it’s money wasted, because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain.
Kevin Mitnick

Passwords are like underwear: you don’t let people see it, you should change it very often, and you shouldn’t share it with strangers.
Chris Pirillo

Where is the ‘any’ key?
Homer Simpson, in response to the message, “Press any key”

Please share any others you find.

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