Charles Osgood Quotes

Every time there is a major shift in technology, it's been hugely exciting and scary at the same time. I have seen some really drastic changes in technology, like shooting only film to video to digital.

No one has ever been able to stop the process and evolution of technology, not even I.B.M. That is going to continue. Those who grab it and move ahead with it will determine the future in this industry.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

Innovation and disruption are the hallmarks of the technology world, and hardly a moment passes when we are not thinking, doing, or talking about these topics.

A good piece of technology dreams of the day when it will be replaced by a newer piece of technology. This is one definition of progress.

Technology has the shelf life of a banana.

The world is littered with corpses that predicted technology in a particular arena was done. If there's another gigantic step change out there, we don't yet know what it is.

Technology is always evolving, and companies.. not just search companies.. can't be afraid to take advantage of change.

Obsolescence is a fate devoutly to be wished, lest science stagnate and die.

Technological change is both familiar and easy to observe.

Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present.

We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.

The over-all point is that new technology will not necessarily replace old technology, but it will date it. By definition. Eventually, it will replace it. But it's like people who had black-and-white TVs when color came out. They eventually decided whether or not the new technology was worth the investment.

I don't think love for technology itself breeds change.

If you run from technology, it will chase you.

If it works, it's obsolete.

It’s important to embrace new technologies instead of fight them.

Everything new endangers something old. A new machine replaces human hands; a new source of power threatens old businesses; a new trade route wipes out the supremacy of old ports and brings prosperity to new ones. This is the price that must be paid for progress and it is worth it.

Innovation - the heart of technological change - is fundamentally a learning process.

We live in a dynamic time, where the rate of change and the rate of innovation are very high. It’s not equal in all segments or sectors of the economy, but we are seeing a lot of innovation in certain sectors, and I expect that to continue.

Engineers and entrepreneurs are fundamentally dissatisfied with the way the world is and want to make it better. There are so many things you could do with technology if you can match it up with real problems.

We live in a world defined by the rapid pace of technological change.

Every generation’s breakthroughs are proven false by the next generation’s Technology

These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.

In three years, every product my company makes will be obsolete. The only question is whether we will make them obsolete or somebody else will.