“I think a craft becomes an art form when the space of possible solutions becomes so huge that engineering can’t carry you through.”

We misjudge anybody who’s different from us and the Jews diverge from our type, ethnically and religiously. That’s their chief offense, but there are particular causes.

Robots… I think that is a hot topic.

To be honest, I look at my Pinball program and feel that it is old stuff. I could do much better.

It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one can engineer.

Everything is getting bigger. The way to go now is to program in a little more sophistication.

Any artist always has misgivings about calling himself an artist.

The program should know if someone is at the keyboard or joystick or if it is just sitting there idle. It should know if someone is proficient in its use or a novice.

The Apple has the fewest bells and whistles. It has simple sound and few graphics special effects. In a way, that is a weakness because markets for the other machines are getting bigger.

When I am starting a new game, I have to program it for the Apple, because I want to get all of the markets.

I have a really powerful urge to see things work.

I’m a great coder. But I am not pushing that so much anymore because there are thousands of great coders.

A quiet personality sure isn’t what you need to attract attention.

The Reservoir plan is an engineering mechanism applied to the field of economics, and in its essence it has nothing to do with democracy or any other political philosophy.

I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody’s going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there’s also so many other people who contribute to a great meal.

Death is an engineering problem.

Software engineering economics.

One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.

I worked with such concentration and focus and I had hundreds of obscure engineering or programming things in my head. I was just real exceptional in that way

Engineers turn dreams into reality.

Airplanes are not tools for war. They are not for making money. Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Engineers turn dreams into reality.