With all the attention given to the personal computer, it’s hard to remember that other companion machine in the room – the printer. Ellen Ullman Read Quote
Technology does not run backward. Once a technical capability is out there, it is out there for good. Ellen Ullman Read Quote
Through the miracle of natural genetic recombination, each child, with the sole exception of an identical twin, is conceived as a unique being. Even the atmosphere of the womb works its subtle changes, and by the time we emerge into the light, we are our own persons. Ellen Ullman Read Quote
So many people for so many years have promoted technology as the answer to everything. The economy wasn’t growing: technology. Poor people: technology. Illness: technology. As if, somehow, technology in and of itself would be a solution. Yet machine values are not always human values. Ellen Ullman Read Quote
I’m a pessimist. But I think I’d describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism. Ellen Ullman Read Quote
