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 amplifies human nature—both our brilliance and our folly."
Christiaan Huygens
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"Technology is a tool that extends human capability."
Albert Bandura
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"What we measure, we can understand; what we understand, we can improve."
Christiaan Huygens
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"The technological innovations of today become the commonplaces of tomorrow."
Christiaan Huygens
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"Technology is merely the application of scientific principles."
Ivan Pavlov
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"Technology amplifies both human wisdom and folly."
Ivan Pavlov
"The problem is that we are trying to maintain a technological society with a Stone Age emotion."
B.F. Skinner
"The question to be answered is not whether machines think but whether men do."
B.F. Skinner
"Technology should enhance human behavior, not replace the need for genuine reinforcement and connection."
B.F. Skinner
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"Language and symbols are humanity's greatest tools for managing complexity and imagining alternatives."
Albert Bandura
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"In the digital age, the ability to critically evaluate information and resist manipulation is an essential form of literacy."
Albert Bandura
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"Technology is merely a tool for extending human observation into realms previously invisible."
Ivan Pavlov
"The problem is that we are trying to change behavior using ancient technology."
B.F. Skinner
"Technology amplifies human nature, both good and bad."
B.F. Skinner
"Technology should serve humanity, not replace it."
Florence Nightingale
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"The technology of understanding is patience applied rigorously."
Ivan Pavlov
"Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes in the real world."
B.F. Skinner
"Technology amplifies our ability to control and shape behavioral contingencies."
B.F. Skinner
"Technology alone cannot save us; we must change our thinking about our relationship with nature"
James Lovelock
"The technology we develop must always serve the purpose of alleviating suffering."
Edward Jenner
"The technology of vaccination represents humanity's triumph over nature's cruelty."
Edward Jenner
"We have created a technological world that is utterly dependent on fossil fuels, yet we know they are destroying the planet."
James Lovelock
"The danger of artificial intelligence is that it may lead us to believe we can control nature."
James Lovelock
"Solar power and wind energy are not sufficient to replace fossil fuels for a growing global population."
James Lovelock
"Technology is best used to augment human capability, not replace it."
B.F. Skinner
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"Technology extends our capacity for action in the world."
Humberto Maturana
"Technology and tradition need not be enemies; the best medicine blends both."
Edward Jenner
"Technology is merely a tool; wisdom determines how that tool is wielded."
Edward Jenner
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"Molecular biology is the future of medicine."
James Watson
"Technology must serve life, not dominate it."
James Lovelock