"In the end the question is: Who is to be master, man or his machines? As long as the control over technology rests primarily on economic calculation, the victor is not likely to be man."

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Source : "The Future As History". Book by Robert Heilbroner, Chapter III, part 10, The Mastery of Technology, p. 161, 1960.

Robert Heilbroner

#Technology Quotes #Men Quotes #Long Quotes

“I am a huge, huge Ronnie Milsap fan. I have been for a long time.”
“Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.”
“The true terrorists of our world do not meet at the docks at midnight, or scream "Allahu Akbar" before some violent action. The true terrorists of our world wear 5000 dollar suits and work in the highest positions of finance, government and business.”

Source : "Zeitgeist: Addendum". Documentary, History, War, www.imdb.com. 2008.
“Our state's strategy on methamphetamine, and any other issue, is going to be a moving target.”
“You and I must not complain if our plans break down if we have done our part. That probably means that the plans of One who knows more than we do have succeeded.”
“I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books,”
“And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a racket, you know. And then when the opportunity came along to do it professionally, I thought I'd won the lottery.”
“There are no moderate Republicans left, with the exception of a few who would vote with us when it doesn't make any difference. It's the most rigid ideological party since before the Civil War. [...] The bumper sticker I'm going to have printed up for Democrats this year is, "We're not perfect, but they're nuts.”

Source : "Barney Frank tackles gay marriage, defense spending in Portland speech" by Seth Koenig, bangordailynews.com. June 10, 2012.

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