Ted Nelson Quotes

I grew up before computers. Computers are changing things, not all for the good.

We have defeated Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The good news is Iraq is ours, and the bad news is Iraq is ours.

But very often in politics we have the experience called up from my father when someone was trying to help him in the campaign: I can take care of my enemies, may the Good Lord save me from my friends.

Experts say that Iraq may have nuclear weapons. That's bad news - they may have a nuclear bomb. Now the good news is that they have to drop it with a camel.

Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.

The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off.

The good news is there's no devil. The bad news is there's no heaven. There's nothing.

The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

It is possible that a scientific discovery will be made that humans will later regret because it has awful consequences. The problem is, we probably would not know in advance and, once the discovery is made, it cannot be undiscovered.

I'm not good at making plans, because I never have been. I never do things with an idea of where they may wind up.

The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.

The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you're rich.

The computer would do anything you programmed it to do.

Offbeat questions are nearly impossible to prepare for, and they don't achieve the interviewer's objective - to test out-of-the-box thinking and the ability to perform under pressure. That's the bad news. The good news is that companies are moving away from them.

One thing that God revealed to me is that we as Christians are going to have to get a portion of the media so that we can present the good news on a major basis the way that they're presenting the bad news on a major basis.

The good news is, we're not bankrupt. The bad news is, we're close.

One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.

People tend to believe the bad rather than the good.

People assume that computers will do everything that humans do. Not good. People are different from each other and they are all really different from computers.

Eventually, while researching, you'll learn something you didn't want to know. Some fact that ruins a plotline you had in mind. The good news is that sometimes, learning all the facts can make for a much more interesting story than you originally had in mind.

We are the greatest computers in this world, but now we've created the smart phone which is smarter than us now, but we're still making dumb decisions. We have given our creations more power than we have, and that to me is dumb.

The good news is that even minimal activity can significantly extend life.

Sjogren's is something you live with your whole life. The good news for me is now I know what's happening after spending years not knowing... I feel like I can get better and move on.

The good news does not make the front pages. The bad news does make the front pages.

Fully consider the future and the immediate results of all undertakings, and the good and bad sides of all past actions.