"In pioneer days they used oxen for heavy pulling, and when one ox couldn't budge a log, they didn't try to grow a larger ox. We shouldn't be trying for bigger computers, but for more systems of comput…"

"Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that."

"No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that."

"The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'"

"I think the Mark I was probably the most exciting thing I ever did."