Quotes by Technology One wonders whether a generation that demands instant satisfaction of all its needs and instant solution of the world's problems will produce anything of lasting value. Such a generation, even when equipped with the most modern technology, will be essentially primitive it will stand in awe of nature, and submit to the tutelage of medicine men. Eric Hoffer medicinetechnologymen Research and development needs permanent tax credits to build the technology that spurs our growth. But no government programs alone can get America's students to study more science and math parents must push and help their children to meet this goal. Ernest Istook technologymathchildren Education makes machines which act like men and produces men who act like machines. Erich Fromm technologymenschool Living in a time of the increasing struggle of the mechanization of man, photography has become another example of this paradoxical problem of how to humanize, how to overcome a machine on which we are thoroughly dependent... the camera. Ernst Haas technologyphotographystruggle The autonomous individual, striving to realize himself and prove his worth, has created all that is great in literature, art, music, science and technology. The autonomous individual, also, when he can neither realize himself nor justify his existence by his own efforts, is a breeding call of frustration, and the seed of the convulsions which shake our world to its foundations. Eric Hoffer frustrationtechnologyart The need for improved technical support in schools has expanded as the Government and schools have increased their investment in information and communications technologies. Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley communicationtechnologyschool In technology, we spend so much time experimenting, fine-tuning, getting the absolute cheapest way to do something - so why aren't we doing that with social policy? Esther Duflo tuningtechnologyway It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online. Esther Dyson technologymayfirsts I believe in markets doing what they do well, which is to develop technology, and letting citizens do what they ideally do well, which is to set policy. Esther Dyson citizenstechnologybelieve Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first. Esther Dyson common-sensetechnologythinking Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with to be perfect. Esther Dyson technologyperfectworld People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It's there if they want it. It's not being forced on them. Esther Dyson phonestechnologycells People need to understand that the technology is for them. It's not to them. It's not over them. People still sometimes want to be led a little too much. Esther Dyson technologypeopleneeds I fear that I can no longer travel without technology. Twenty years ago, I loved getting on a bus in West Africa and taking off for a city I'd never been to before, relying on advice from out-of-date travel books and fellow passengers on the bus. Now, I end up using TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Google Maps. I probably eat and sleep better when I'm on the road, but I miss the mystery of travel when it was more random and unpredictable. Ethan Zuckerman technologysleepbook The term 'cyberutopian' tends to be used only in the context of critique. Calling someone a cyberutopian implies that he or she has an unrealistic and naively overinflated sense of what technology makes possible and an insufficient understanding of the forces that govern societies. Ethan Zuckerman technologyunderstandingcalling [According to Twitter] 24 percent of American Twitter users are African-American. That's about twice as high as African-Americans are represented in the population. Ethan Zuckerman populationafrican-americantechnology Innovators are inevitably controversial. Eva Le Gallienne innovatorscontroversialtechnology In recent years, we have seen technology advance at lightning speed, allowing us to accomplish lifesaving feats never imagined before. It is our responsibility to ensure that these advances are used for positive medical breakthroughs, and not allowed to restrict rights or limit access to health insurance or job opportunities. Evan Bayh technologyresponsibilityjobs Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps. Evan Williams technologydesirelong A bacteriologist is a man whose conversation always start with the germ of an idea. Evan Esar technologymenscience«6566676869707172737475»
