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Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. Any system which depends on human reliability is unreliable.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology, reliability, people, computers, human imperfections

Millions of people believe they are animals, but I have yet to meet one that believe in Windows' stability. Even human stupidity has limits.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, stability, limits, faith, stupidity, animals, human imperfections, people

To err is human, to forgive is not company policy.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about error, companies, human imperfections

Spending enough time and money, all human behavior can be psychologically explained.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about money, human imperfections, time

Human nature doesn't include all human beings, there are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.

Quote by Conor Cruise O'Brien about nature, human imperfections, politics, religion

Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

Quote by Madalyn Murray O'Hair about religion, history, idea, human imperfections

From the beginning, I wanted to make dance music with a human element to it.

Quote by Beth Orton about opinion, dance, beginning, music, human imperfections

I just think you would never kill and cut up a human to wear so why do it to animals? I just think it's horrible, I would never wear fur, although I guess if it was a really vintage piece you might just get away with it.

Quote by Kelly Osbourne about opinion, animals, human imperfections, contentment

I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human.

Quote by Clive Owen about character, human imperfections

Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action, its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature.

Quote by Camille Paglia about truth, action, imagination, nature, human imperfections

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is the madness of human life.

Quote by Camille Paglia about television, reality, books, human imperfections, life

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Quote by Thomas Paine about opinion, christianity, power, human imperfections

Human nature is not of itself vicious.

Quote by Thomas Paine about nature, human imperfections

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end, it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.

Quote by Thomas Paine about war, unforeseen, trains, circumstances, progress, wisdom, human imperfections, end, things

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting.

Quote by Brian De Palma about human imperfections, students, mistake, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, people, contentment

The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian.

Quote by Daniel D. Palmer about miracle, suffering, knowledge, human imperfections, man

It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about survival, self-control, human imperfections

If you let yourself be driven crazy by scrutiny and the things people say, you could develop insecurities about anything.

Quote by Gwyneth Paltrow about human imperfections, things, contentment, people

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

Quote by Gilbert Parker about human imperfections, cruelty, war

Can you make a mistake and miss your fate.

Quote by Sarah Jessica Parker about human imperfections, destiny, mistake, contentment