Technology, ideology, and social and cultural changes periodically throw out new forms of violence for humanity to contend with.
I feel every technology can be abused, but fundamentally we put new technologies into the service of humanity.
There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs.
The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.
One of the biggest problems that software developers face is that technology changes rapidly. It is very hard to stay current.
I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.
Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's getting married, or whether it's flying in space.
In the astronaut business - the shuttle is a very complicated vehicle; it's the most complicated flying machine ever built. And in the astronaut business, we have a saying, which is, 'There is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse.'
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.
We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer.
Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.
Government health care changes the relationship between the citizen and the state, and, in fact, I think it's an assault on citizenship.
Human beings tend not to spend money on health preventionally. We tend to spend it on top treatment.
I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.
The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing.
Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better.
I like computers as a tool. I like them as an instrument. I think they're just pretty.
I'm a troglodyte. I think that's the word for it. Like an old school weird person who throws bricks at their computers.
