Visicalc Quotes & Sayings

What strength had I to dart retaliation at my antagonist? — Charlotte Bronte

Then, in 1979, VisiCalc became the very first massive software hit. VisiCalc was a relatively simple financial modeling spreadsheet, and its existence suddenly gave nongeeks a concrete reason to own a computer, as they realized how much time they could save handling accounting chores, managing inventory lists, and trying out business scenarios. Suddenly Apple enjoyed an unprecedented, meteoric rise. — Brent Schlender

People always try to find my agenda, but I don't really have one. It's safe to say that I make pop, but I think that I'm doing important music, too. I've just always done what I wanted to do. — Ellie Goulding

Its odd to be a writer, you hear someone's experience and you stash it away in some tiny part of your memory and you go on your way again, only to find; in a few lived through chapters of your story a piece of their puzzle became your pathway to hope and you create words from it, like your mind creates some kind of magic. 'Yeah, it's odd being a writer. — Nikki Rowe

The accumulated knowledge of materials, computing, electromagnetism, product design, and all the rest that we've learned over the last several centuries converts a few ounces of raw materials worth mere pennies into a device with more computing power than the entire planet possessed fifty years ago. — Ramez Naam

If you wait, you can have what you want, — Lailah Gifty Akita

I'd rather regret the things I have done than the things that I haven't. — Lucille Ball

If you can make nature and technology friends, then you can make everyone friends; you can make everyone intact. That's what women do a lot - they're the glue between a lot of things. — Bjork

Both VisiCalc and MultiPlan were available when the IBM PC shipped in October 1981. 1-2-3 didn't hit the market until January 1983. — Mitch Kapor

I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings. — Stephen Covey

At the time of your examination(of sins) beware of the devil that ties your tongue. — Josemaria Escriva

VisiCalc took 20 hours of work per week for some people and turned it out in 15 minutes and let them become much more creative. — Dan Bricklin

There are those nights wehn you're pushing thirty and life seems over. When you feel like you'll never tie up any ends and no one iwll ever kiss your lips again. — Robert McLiam Wilson

I'm not rich because I invented VisiCalc, but I feel that I've made a change in the world. That's a satisfaction money can't buy. — Dan Bricklin

I don't trust him. We're friends. — Bertolt Brecht

No secular state ever existed and none would exist until the end of the French Revolution, and so we understand that America was built on the Judeo-Christian ethic and we believe that this nominee is going to see to it that those truths are upheld. — Rod Parsley

I smile and I think that one human being must always be discovering another - through love. And that this is the most important thing on earth, and the most lasting. — Tadeusz Borowski

VisiCalc and WordPerfect were the killer apps of their day, but Google and Facebook make them look small in comparison. — Astro Teller

."Therapy," Gary said. "I'm going to need so much therapy. It's like watching cows mating and it's wet and sticky and uncomforttable but I can't look away because I'm worried some of it is going to get on me.". — T.J. Klune