Fragment Quotes

A new way of thinking has become the necessary condition for responsible living and acting. If we maintain obsolete values and beliefs, a fragmented consciousness and self-centered spirit, we will continue to hold onto outdated goals and behaviors. - Dalai Lama

A hard drive saves files in sectors. But large files may be saved in various spots on the disk. This means the hard drive must search for each element in order to recombine them into a complete file. This may slow down the computer. The Disk Defragmenter finds the individual parts and puts them in a group, which speeds up the computer. - Gordon Mills

A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true. And this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems. - George Oppen

[James Packer said this week that new technology had made the newspaper game] very scary ... Newspapers have never operated in a more dynamic and challenging, fragmented environment [but they're a] fantastic vehicle for news, entertainment and for advertising, and they will remain so. - David Kirk

(The health care industry) is terribly fragmented. That means there are a lot of little tiny pieces. Our surveys indicate there are a number of doctors' offices and smaller hospitals that are probably not going to be ready if they don't put on a real push between now and the end of the year. - Robert Bennett