Terminology Quotes

“From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.”

“I find above all that the expression 'atonal music' is most unfortunate — it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling'.”

“They still call me a midget, but I'm a dwarf.”

“Megadeaths: one million deaths.”

“The one thing I've always maintained is that I'm an American Indian. I'm not a Native American.”

“The boss of all bosses? That's what you people call it. In our language, Cosa Nostra, we have a Capo di tutti capi.”

“A frequent practice is to use the term 'function' to mean 'effect,' and 'adaptation' to mean 'advantageous attribute.'”

“My greatest concern was what to call it. I thought of calling it 'information theory', but the word 'information' was too loaded, so I decided to call it 'communication theory'.”

“Rhythm and blues was a replacement for the term 'race music'.”

“I propose to adopt the word 'seismology' as a generic name for the branch of physical science which is to treat of the phenomena of earthquakes.”

“We did not address ‘collusion,’ which is not a legal term. Rather, we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with a crime.”

“People who are here illegally are not immigrants. They are illegal aliens.”

“Close encounters of the third kind is a contact, a contact with a UFO, a contact with occupants of that UFO.”