Technology Quotes

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

12000 quotes

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"Technology allows us to peer into realms invisible to the naked eye."
George Zweig
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"Technology is a gift of God. After the creation of the world, the greatest events are the invention of writing, printing, and the Internet."
Freeman Dyson
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"The future belongs to those who can imagine it."
Freeman Dyson
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"The advancement of technology should serve humanity."
Freeman Dyson
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"Nature isn't classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you'd better make it quantum mechanical."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Technology is a tool; it is how we use it that matters."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Technology is a tool for extending human understanding."
Roger Penrose
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"Technology without wisdom is dangerous."
Roger Penrose
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"The real problem of humanity is that we have Paleolithic emotions in a super-technological world."
John Wheeler
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"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."
Robert Wilson
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"Technology is a mirror reflecting our greatest hopes and fears."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Technology without wisdom is merely complexity."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts."
Freeman Dyson
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"The separation between science and technology is becoming increasingly blurred."
Freeman Dyson
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"Computers are not intelligent; they only follow instructions."
Freeman Dyson
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"I believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."
Freeman Dyson
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"I believe that compassion should guide our use of technology."
Freeman Dyson
"Technology is merely a tool; curiosity is the true fuel of discovery."
Antony Hewish
"The tools we create shape what we can discover."
Antony Hewish
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"Technology is only as wise as the hearts that wield it."
Robert Wilson
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"Technology is an extension of human imagination."
John Wheeler
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"All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct."
Arno Penzias
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"We live in an age where artificial intelligence challenges us to define consciousness."
Roger Penrose
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"Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest gift. But it is not to be ashamed of or to be neglected."
Freeman Dyson
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"The surprising thing about modern technology is that it has brought us back to natural ways of living."
Freeman Dyson
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"The danger of technology is not that it will give us what we want, but that it might."
Freeman Dyson
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"The real danger of artificial intelligence is not that it will dominate us but that we will misuse it."
Freeman Dyson
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"Technology should serve humanity, not diminish it."
Arno Penzias
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"Technology extends our reach into the universe."
Fred Hoyle