Technology Quotes

From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.

12000 quotes

"Technology is great, but it can't replace human connection."
Don Rickles
M
"Television is the first truly democratic culture—the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want."
Mort Sahl
M
"Young people are the most adaptable people in the world. They're dealing with technology that didn't exist when their parents were born."
Mort Sahl
C
"Technology is a tool; what matters is how you use it."
Carol Burnett
G
"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."
Gilda Radner
"Technology amplifies human intention, for better or worse."
Goldie Hawn
M
"Technology has given us the ability to know everything except what's important."
Mort Sahl
L
"In the future, there will be fewer and fewer jobs that a machine cannot do better than a person."
Lily Tomlin
"I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep up with the fools."
Fred Allen
"We're living in the machine age and machines have to be dehumanized."
Fred Allen
"With the coming of television, and the internet, and the instantaneous information - wham, that will change things."
Fred Allen
"The greatest invention of the 20th century was not the airplane or the computer. It was the cooling system in my car"
George Burns
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Fred Allen
"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."
Fred Allen
M
"Technology is great until it stops working."
Mort Sahl
"The biggest difference between television and other forms of entertainment is that you can turn it off."
George Burns
B
"Technology is wonderful, but nothing beats human connection."
Bob Hope
M
"Technology gives us tools to solve problems we never had before."
Mort Sahl
R
"Technology is a tool, not a master."
Red Skelton
R
"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Red Skelton
"The radio is the only thing worse than having a television set."
Fred Allen
"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
Fred Allen
"If we ever get to heaven, we'll be disappointed to find that it's spelled 'television'."
Fred Allen
"The radio is the only place where you can actually hear a comedian bombing."
Fred Allen
"The radio is the last medium of entertainment, before we're forced to look at each other."
Fred Allen
"In a radio broadcast, you have no control over what the listener imagines."
Fred Allen
L
"Television is a gold goose that lays eggs right in your living room."
Lucille Ball
L
"The television industry is a business."
Lucille Ball
G
"Technology is wonderful, but it can never replace human connection."
Gracie Allen
R
"Our grandchildren will enjoy the conveniences we can hardly imagine."
Red Skelton