“There will still be things that machines cannot do. They will not produce great art or great literature or great philosophy; they will not be able to discover the secret springs of happiness in the human heart; they will know nothing of love and friendship.”
Bertrand Russell
“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
Jeremy Irons
“As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.”
Ernst Fischer
“The future masters of technology will have to be light-hearted and intelligent. The machine easily masters the grim and the dumb.”
Marshall McLuhan
“Standing armies can never consist of resolute robust men; they may be well-disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong passions, or with very vigorous faculties.”
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“[By 1985], machines will be capable of doing any work Man can do.”
Herbert Simon
“Banks charge a "service fee" to use the ATM. Coke machines will soon expect a tip!”
Bill Jones