Technology Quotes

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

12000 quotes

M
"Technology should serve human flourishing, not replace it."
Martin Seligman
C
"Technology is neutral; how we use it determines its value."
Christopher Peterson
C
"Technology serves humanity best when it enhances connection."
Christopher Peterson
H
"Technology is the extension of human capability into the material world."
Herbert Spencer
M
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is knowing when not to use it."
Martin Seligman
A
"Technology is a tool; the question is what we choose to build with it."
Amos Tversky
H
"Technology is a tool; wisdom is how we use it."
Harriet Martineau
C
"Technology amplifies human nature - it can bring out both our best and worst."
Christopher Peterson
C
"Technology is neither good nor bad - it amplifies human intention."
Christopher Peterson
B
"Technology is best used to serve humanity, not replace it."
Barbara Fredrickson
B
"Technology should enhance human connection, not replace it."
Barbara Fredrickson
A
"Technology amplifies both our wisdom and our foolishness."
Amos Tversky
D
"In the digital age, the human skills of emotional understanding and connection are becoming more valuable, not less."
Daniel Goleman
D
"In an age of artificial intelligence, human emotional intelligence becomes our most valuable asset."
Daniel Goleman
M
"Technology is a tool that magnifies both our best and worst inclinations."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
M
"The technology we create reflects our values, so we must be intentional about what we create."
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
M
"Technology should serve human flourishing, not replace the connections that make us human."
Martin Seligman
M
"Technology is a mirror of human values; we must be intentional about what we use it to create."
Martin Seligman
B
"The technology of human connection never becomes outdated."
Barbara Fredrickson
B
"Technology connects us, but presence is what truly moves us."
Barbara Fredrickson
C
"Technology is a tool that amplifies human nature. It makes the selfish more selfish and the generous more generous."
Christopher Peterson
C
"Technology should serve humanity's higher purposes. When it doesn't, we must course-correct."
Christopher Peterson
D
"Technology amplifies human capability, but only if guided by wisdom and ethical awareness."
Daniel Goleman
B
"Technology connects us, but presence is what transforms a connection into a relationship."
Barbara Fredrickson
B
"Technology is morally neutral; what matters is the intention with which we use it."
Barbara Fredrickson
L
"Tools amplify human capabilities and fundamentally reshape how we think and interact."
Lev Vygotsky
C
"What matters is not the computer, but the user's relationship with it."
Carl Rogers
A
"The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do"
Abraham Maslow
L
"Cultural tools extend the limits of human capability beyond what biology alone permits."
Lev Vygotsky
"Technology should enhance human connection, not replace it."
Philip Zimbardo