Quotes about technology
technology ethos valleys
No place in the US better exemplifies the ethos to engineer new digital technologies than Silicon Valley John Maeda
technology experts nuclear
Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material. John Linder
technology favour
Technology has to be accessible otherwise it enslaves us, and I'm not really in favour of that. John Lindsay
technology
I'm definitely more interested in technologies that are more accessible, that are as accessible as possible. John Lindsay
technology thinking people
Technology tends to fuel the imagination. People with a technological bent can get excited by sometimes the most hazardous technologies, if they think they can harness them safely. John Lindsay
technology creating space
Obviously technologies that are sustainable are a logical first step to creating a just society, one that doesn't trample life in all its forms, whether it's other humans or other life forms on the earth, one that acknowledges that we're all sharing the space and that there needs to be room for every living thing somewhere. John Lindsay
technology ties world
In terms of the technology I use the most, it's probably a tie between my Blackberry and my MacBook Pro laptop. That's how I communicate with the rest of the world and how I handle all the business I have to handle. John Legend
technology thinking surround-sound
Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it. John Lasseter
technology excited young
Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology. John Lasseter
technology would-be way
I have advocated an entirely different approach than cap and tax, which would be worldwide in application and which emphasizes technology as a way of reducing total emissions. Jim Sensenbrenner
technology artist perspective
Most artists, most painters, even composers would want to come back and redo their work. They've got a new perspective on it, they've got more resources, they have better technology, and they can fix or finish the things that were never done. George Lucas
technology done puppets
We tried to do Yoda in CGI in Episode I, but we just couldn't get it done in time. We couldn't get the technology to work, so we had to use the puppet, but the puppet really wasn't as good as the CGI. So when we did the reissue, we had to put the CGI back in, which was what it was meant to be. George Lucas
technology media digital
Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media. George Lucas
technology trying lost
I've discovered that most critics themselves are cinematically illiterate. They don't really know much about movies. They don't know the history. They don't know the technology. They don't know anything. So for them to try to analyze it, they're lost. George Lucas
technology firsts cameras
The first movies, they just put up a camera and had a train come into a train station, and everybody was amazed. That was sort of all technology. George Lucas
technology night names
President Obama is getting a new limousine that will have advanced night-vision capabilities. The technology even has a cool name ... headlights. Jimmy Fallon
technology company
Most technology companies are culturally inept. They're never going to get curation right. Jimmy Iovine
technology taught-us brain
- My instructors in science and technology have taught us about how the brain works. It's full of electrical impulses. It's like a computer. If you stimulate one part of the brain with an electrode, it... - They know nothing. Lois Lowry
technology computer modern
The modern computer hovers between the obsolescent and the nonexistent. Sydney Brenner
technology surfing serious
And bring me a hard copy of the Internet so I can do some serious surfing. Scott Adams
technology doctors paws
As network administrator I can take down the network with one keystroke. It's just like being a doctor but without getting gooky stuff on my paws. Scott Adams
technology wimps
Technology: No Place for Wimps! Scott Adams
technology life-is problem
Technology will definitely solve all our problems, but in the process it will create brand new ones. But that's O.K. because the most you can expect from life is to get to solve better and better problems. Scott Adams
technology done condescension-and
If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how it's done. Scott Adams
technology self phones
In 1999, I said that in about a decade we would see technologies such as self-driving cars and mobile phones that could answer your questions, and people criticized these predictions as unrealistic. Ray Kurzweil
technology reality differences
Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion. Ray Kurzweil
technology fire village
There are downsides to every technology. Fire kept us warm, but also burned down our villages. Ray Kurzweil
technology unique humanity
Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings. Ray Kurzweil
technology thinking machines
By the time of the Singularity, there won't be a distinction between humans and technology. This is not because humans will have become what we think of as machines today, but rather machines will have progressed to be like humans and beyond. Technology will be the metaphorical opposable thumb that enables our next step in evolution. Ray Kurzweil
technology thinking way
There's a sense of entitlement and isolationism that I think is really dangerous, and the way globalization and technology have been used isn't really for the best. Rashida Jones
technology joy missing
The West has enough technology, enough science, enough affluence, enough money, but something of the inner is missing. There is no peace, no silence, no joy, no bliss, no meditativeness, no experience of godliness. Rajneesh
technology thinking discovery
You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse. Tori Amos
technology years car
After years of training [as astronaut], you have great confidence in the technology. When you get in your car, you probably feel safe too, even though thousands of people die in car crashes every year. Ulrich Walter