Technology Quotes
From the printing press to AI, these quotes explore humanity's relationship with its own inventions.
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"Workers are not machines, yet machines have taught us how to measure work."Frederick W. Taylor
"The future belongs to those who embrace measurement and science."Frederick W. Taylor
"The railroad is the circulatory system of progress."George M. Pullman
"The sleeping car changed not just how people travel, but how they think about time and distance."George M. Pullman
"The future of industry depends not on machines alone, but on the minds that operate them."Elbert Gary
"The technological tools we create often end up reshaping the creators."Hugo Münsterberg
"Technology is best when it brings people together."Elmer Sperry
"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."Elmer Sperry
"Technology is best when it brings people together."Charles Flint
"Computers are to business what a sewing machine is to tailoring."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"Technology is not just the machinery; it's the intelligent use of machinery."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"The future of manufacturing depends upon the marriage of science and industry."Frederick W. Taylor
"Industrial progress depends more on method than on machinery."Frederick W. Taylor
"Progress in industry will always exceed progress in philosophy and literature."Frederick W. Taylor
"Technology is a tool that should serve humanity, not control it."Colby M. Chester
"Technology should make us more human, not less."Colby M. Chester
"The greatest inventions solve problems that others haven't yet recognized."Elbert Gary
"The invention that truly matters is not the one that enriches the inventor, but the one that elevates humanity."Elbert Gary
"Technology serves humanity best when guided by wisdom and compassion."Charles Flint
"I have always believed that the gyroscope would change the world."Elmer Sperry
"The engineer's role is to make the invisible forces of nature visible and useful."Elmer Sperry
"I have spent my life teaching machines what stability means to humanity."Elmer Sperry
"The greatest computer is the human brain. We must learn to tap into its potential."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"Technology is a tool. The mind that wields it determines its value."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"Innovation requires the courage to question everything."John C. Fremont
"Technology amplifies human nature; it reveals who we truly are."Colby M. Chester
"Technology is neither good nor evil; our intentions determine its character."Colby M. Chester
"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."James Fisk
"Technology amplifies both human virtue and human vice."Charles Flint