Technology Quotes
From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.
12000 quotes
"The real problem with debugging is that the more code you write, the more places there are for bugs to hide."Donald Knuth
"A programmer is not someone who has fallen love with computers, but someone who believes in the power of programming to change the world."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"The real power of technology is in how it connects people and enables cooperation."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Technology without humanity is just computation; humanity without technology is just limitation."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Technology is a means to an end, not the end itself."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."Ralph Baer
"Technology is best when it is invisible and intuitive."Ralph Baer
"Technology amplifies human intention, for better or worse."Ralph Baer
"Technology is a tool, not a goal."Guido van Rossum
"Technology should serve creativity, never the other way around."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Technology empowers creators but never replaces human creativity and heart."Shigeru Miyamoto
"Optimization is the root of all evil, but premature abandonment of optimization is worse."John Carmack
"Technical debt is real debt—it compounds and demands payment."John Carmack
"Real innovation requires understanding first principles, not following trends."John Carmack
"You can't innovate your way out of bad fundamentals."John Carmack
"The best code is code that others can understand and maintain."John Carmack
"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."Bjarne Stroustrup
"Compatibility of interfaces is a key issue for the future of software."Bjarne Stroustrup
"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."Bjarne Stroustrup
"The key to reliable software is to design systems that can be understood and maintained by different people over time."Barbara Liskov
"Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading minds."Donald Knuth
"The most important thing in the programming language is the way it helps you think about programming."Donald Knuth
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."Donald Knuth
"Technology is best when it brings people together."Donald Knuth
"I think that the language should serve the programmer, not the other way around."Guido van Rossum
"Technology should serve humanity's need for play, connection, and imagination."Ralph Baer
"The interaction between player and machine opens possibilities that passive media can never achieve."Ralph Baer
"Technological advancement is an inherently iterative process."John Carmack
"The intersection of technology and humanity is where the magic happens."John Carmack
"The controller is an extension of your will."Shigeru Miyamoto