Callon, Michel

"To understand society, follow the translations and transformations of interests."

"The present is always an achievement, not a given state of affairs."

"Performance and competence are inseparable; we do not have them, we enact them."

"Controversy is the sign that a network is not yet stable or closed."

"The hybrid has become the normal state of existence in the modern world."

"To speak of actors is to acknowledge their capacity to make a difference in the world."

"The future depends on our ability to form new associations and alliances."

"Science is a collective enterprise that cannot be understood individualistically."

"Facts do not speak for themselves; they require a network of support to remain credible."

"The world is not divided into social and technical domains; they are always intertwined."

"Establishing standards is a political process of enrolling and coordinating diverse interests."

"The capacity to act is always distributed and relational, never individual."

"Markets are not found in nature; they are built through coordinated action and agreement."

"To innovate is to translate interests in new ways that create new possibilities."

"The durability of facts depends on the strength and extent of the networks that support them."

"Society is continuously assembled through the coordination of human and non-human elements."

"Understanding technology means understanding the social arrangements it embodies."

"The work of science is not to discover truth but to construct stable representations."

"Power is not a possession but an effect of successfully enrolling others in your cause."

"Meaning emerges from the patterns of use and circulation of signs and objects."

"To be modern is to be hybrid, to participate in networks that cross traditional boundaries."

"The production of facts requires the careful alignment of materials, bodies, and institutions."

"Controversy marks the moment when networks become visible and contestable."

"We cannot understand modern life by focusing only on human actors and their intentions."

"The market emerges through the work of commensuration and comparison."

"Innovation requires the translation of interests across different social worlds."

"The stability of the social world is always fragile and must be continuously maintained."

"Objects are not passive repositories of meaning; they actively shape human action."

"The capacity to speak is distributed among a diversity of entities, human and non-human."

"Facts are not universal; they are local achievements that travel through networks."