Alan Kay

The computer is a new kind of human.

The computer is a new kind of god.

The computer is a new kind of spirit.

The computer is a new kind of soul.

If you don't fail, you're not trying hard enough.

Software is a great way to make ideas real.

We need to stop thinking about computers as machines and start thinking about them as media.

The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

Children are natural learners; we just need to give them the right tools.

The real revolution is not in the technology itself, but in what it enables us to do.

Good design is as little design as possible.

The computer is a medium for expression, not just a tool for calculation.

We are not building tools, we are building environments.

The most important thing is to keep asking 'why'.

The future of computing is in the hands of the users, not the engineers.

Complexity is the enemy of understanding.

The computer is a mirror for our minds.

Don't optimize for the present, optimize for the future.

The real power of the computer is its ability to simulate anything.

We need to create systems that are both powerful and approachable.