Simon Mainwaring Quotes

The digital world has power because it has dynamic information, but it's important that we stay human instead of being another machine sitting in front of a machine.

Technology is teaching us to be human again.

I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.

All technology does is give us back to ourselves. So to be anti-technology in a sense is to be anti-human.

I think that integrating information to everyday objects will not only help us to get rid of the digital divide, the gap between these two worlds, but will also help us, in some way, to stay human, to be more connected to our physical world.

Without emotion, what's the point of being human?

In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's platforms, the key seems to be that any one of these spaces can use a dose of humanity and art and culture.

It's wonderful to move forward technologically, but we cannot forget that we are human beings who thrive on relationships, who thrive on interconnectivity, who thrive on sharing your feelings and emotions.

It's all about people. It's all about the subjectivity of what people love.

I'm no online whiz, but I'm not a Luddite, either. I love that we have these laptops and tablets and smart phones; they're awesome and convenient and all that. It's more about maintaining balance. Technology should always be a predicate of the true subject: our individual humanity, our examined lives.

In our ordinary experiences with other people, we know that approaching each other in a machinelike way gets us into trouble.

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being.

Every patient is a consumer, and every consumer is a potential patient. What NantWorks is doing is building the world the way Da Vinci saw it, and augmenting every frame a human being sees as they work, live and play.

Technologies and specific vendors may come and go, but massive cultural transformations and new kinds of relationships? Those don't go away.

While technology is important, it's what we do with it that truly matters.

I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.

I have tremendous brand experience. What I do a lot for Disney is manage the great brands of this company, whether it's Disney, ESPN, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, 'Star Wars.' And I'm very engaged in technology and its impact on the consumer, either what experience you deliver for them or how to market and sell to them.

I am more on the side of humans than robots.

There is enormous value in face to face interaction.

I think really good drama comes down to real human emotion. That's what makes us all tick, and that's what I've always been drawn to when it comes to scripts is real human emotion and dealing with that.

Nothing connects with people like humanity. That doesn't mean you have to tell slice-of-life stories all the time. But you know, with so many options in technology, the consumer's not really that interested in advertising... They are interested in great stories. That transcends any medium.

I think it's important for people to stay human and remember that genuine human connection is more fulfilling than anything that technology has to offer. We all have it within us, and music is something that can bring that out of us.

I'm fascinated by technology and how it is changing the way we live and view our humanity.

With Emotion AI, we can inject humanity back into our connections, enabling not only our devices to better understand us, but fostering a stronger connection between us as individuals.