Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Quotes

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

There's no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us.

In a world of unlimited possibilities, there is always the possibility that there are no possibilities.

I feel that man can transcend himself to a point where he can accomplish greater things than he thinks.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

We weren't built to fly. We can do it, but we shouldn't be surprised if it feels a little unnatural.

Humanity is smart. Sometime in the technology world we think we are smarter, but we are not smarter than you.

Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?

Stop relying only on technology. Technology can help the qualified, well-trained human being but cannot replace him.

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.

Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on this earth.

Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

People assume that computers will do everything that humans do. Not good. People are different from each other and they are all really different from computers.

Science, which has transformed the material world, gives man the power of transforming himself.

Aliens didn't come down to Earth and give us technology. We invented it ourselves. Therefore it can never be alienating; it can only be an expression of our humanity.

Science merely amplifies the capabilities of human beings. Science gives us the ability to do ill and to do good more than we had, and to question science in this respect is like questioning whether people ought to have two hands or just one, because with two hands they could do more evil than they can with just one.

Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person.

There's a fine line between something saving you time and replacing a bit of you that could be useful. I've certainly become more and more aware of that.

We need to realize that we can do anything with our lives because of who we are.

We should never forget that in the smartphone, the smart part is us creators.

Every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit.

Humans are not disabled. A person can never be broken. Our built environment, our technologies, are broken and disabled. We the people need not accept our limitations, but can transcend disability through technological innovation.