Quotes

Published July 7, 2012

I like my new telephone, my computer works just fine, my calculator is perfect, but Lord, I miss my mind! — Anonymous

Cell phones are the latest invention in rudeness. — Terri Guillemets

Cell phones are not a sign of power, they’re a sign of subservience. — Doug Pappas

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganised. — Marilyn vos Savant

You’d be surprised how difficult it is to relinquish a cell phone. — Adrien Brody

Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcomed, to practise patience.— Allan Lokos

It’s easier for a rich man to ride that camel through the eye of a needle directly into the Kingdom of Heaven, than for some of us to give up our cell phone. — Vera Nazarian

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