Technology Quotes

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

12000 quotes

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"We must transition to 100% clean energy."
James Hansen
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"We have the technology to solve this crisis now."
James Hansen
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"Technology is never neutral—it always serves someone's interests."
Naomi Klein
"The great thing about the internet is it allows you to reach billions of people. The terrible thing about the internet is that it allows billions of people to reach you."
Bill McKibben
"The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them."
Audre Lorde
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"Technology is not neutral. The way we use it, the way it's designed, reflects power structures."
Arundhati Roy
"Technology is not our savior; our values are."
Bill McKibben
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"Technology amplifies existing power structures; it does not neutralize them."
Naomi Klein
"The seed is the ultimate technology; it has been perfected by nature over millennia."
Vandana Shiva
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"Technology alone won't save us; we need fundamental changes in how we live."
James Hansen
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"Technology is a tool, not a solution in itself."
James Hansen
"We have the technology; we lack the movement."
Bill McKibben
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"Branding is about creating the illusion of choice in a controlled market."
Naomi Klein
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"Technology is not neutral. It carries within it the values of those who made it."
Arundhati Roy
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"Our tools are better than we are, and grow better faster than we do."
Aldo Leopold
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"Technology is no substitute for human wisdom."
David Brower
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"Technology alone cannot solve climate change without changes in human behavior."
James Hansen
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"Technology should enhance, not replace, human connection."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
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"Technology is a tool; humanity is the goal."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
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"Technology should serve humanity, not the reverse."
Aimé Césaire
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"More dams have been planned or built than any mind in the history of man."
David Brower
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"Technology should serve nature, not dominate it."
David Brower
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"Technology alone cannot solve the climate crisis without policy change."
James Hansen
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"Renewable energy is now economically competitive with fossil fuels."
James Hansen
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"Renewable energy deployment must accelerate exponentially."
James Hansen
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"Renewable energy infrastructure must expand globally."
James Hansen
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"Technology should enhance human connection, not replace it."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
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"Technology is not neutral; it embodies the values of its creators"
Edward Said
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"Technology amplifies human intentions, for better or worse"
Edward Said
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"The camera can be a tool of truth or a weapon of deception—intention matters."
David Brower