Simon Mainwaring Quotes

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

I think what makes us human - is our interconnectedness among people. It's our ability to form and maintain relationships. It's the barometer by which we call ourselves human.

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

I am definitely a person who firmly believes in the human touch and in the importance of people.

Twitter helped others to see me as a human being. And showed me their humanity, too.

Connecting to something keeps our empathy alive.

real letter-writing ... is founded on a need as old and as young as humanity itself, the need that one human being has of another.

When you stay in your room and rage or sneer or shrug your shoulders, as I did for many years, the world and its problems are impossibly daunting. But when you go out and put yourself in real relation to real people, or even just real animals, there’s a very real danger that you might end up loving some of them. And who knows what might happen to you then?

I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy.

Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.

I've never been interested in things that sparkle and shine; I'm more interested in people.

With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, that there are very few places where you can connect.

I would say I'm humanly engaged.

What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

I just think that the only way we come to ourselves is through each other.

I don't make romantic films. I make films about human relationships.

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

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.

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

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

Technology is best when it brings people together.

Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Tech is all about building human connections.