Tech Quotes

Mr. Greer timed all our speeches with an oven timer. Things were nothing at Tribeca Alternative, considered one of Manhattan's finest prep schools, if not high tech. (Meg Cabot)
Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time. View quote
Richard Rogers
I'm a bit of a tech geek myself. View quote
William Landay
Solyndra's failure isn't a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech projects. View quote
James Surowiecki
I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I'm just going to fly them out and let them hang. It's all good. View quote
Travis Barker
Tech Jacket shares the same tone as Invincible, but the subject matter is very different. Where Invincible is about perfection, Tech Jacket is about flaws. View quote
Robert Kirkman
High tech companies that focus on research, development and production will learn that they can be the perfect complement to our world-renowned agriculture heritage. View quote
Alan Autry
I think the advice, regardless of gender, is always be open to conversations with people who do things differently than you do. If you're starting to work in tech, talk to the artists, talk to the lawyers, talk to the people who are interested in other things. View quote
Beth Simone Noveck
I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star. View quote
Brian Chesky
Tech executives have historically been owners of significant portions of their companies' stock so there is a propensity for them to diversify as a rule. View quote
David Coleman
What I learned with tech companies is I gotta give people room to experiment, and also to make what might later on be a mistake. This is the attitude I want to build within San Francisco - give some time to the tech community. (Ed Lee)
At the end of the day, tech workers are not robots: they feel, they think, they have values. View quote
Ed Lee
Tech is a funny industry; I don't think there is any other industry on the planet that reinvents itself every 10-12 years. View quote
Edward Zander
IQ is a commodity, data is a commodity. I'm far more interested in watching people interact at a restaurant with their smartphone. We can all read 'Tech Crunch,' 'Ad Age.' I would rather be living in the trenches. I would rather be going to Whole Foods in Columbus Circle to watch people shop with their smartphones. View quote
Gary Vaynerchuk
Producing fuel cells and solar panels requires high tech facilities and produces high paying jobs. The industry is booming in Arizona. The state already has about 100 firms in the solar industry and has grown 20% since 2003. View quote
J. D. Hayworth
Today in America, we are trying to prepare students for a high tech world of constant change, but we are doing so by putting them through a school system designed in the early 20th Century that has not seen substantial change in 30 years. View quote
Janet Napolitano
I want to qualify for the Tour Championship. Being a Georgia Tech grad, playing at East Lake would feel like home. View quote
Matt Kuchar
Tech is all about building human connections. View quote
Padmasree Warrior
As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is important that we understand our responsibility to affect positive change in our communities. View quote
Ron Conway
Tech people like to stick to their knitting, and they measure their accomplishments by the growth of their company. Now the tech community is popping up and saying, 'We do need to be involved in our surroundings.' View quote
Ron Conway
Technology does more than delight, entertain and make our lives more convenient, it's also an agent for social good. That is why it's important for tech startups to stay informed about, and make a mark on, policies that impact them. (Ron Conway)
It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but I moved to Silicon Valley in the early 90's, and one thing let to another, got very involved in high tech, and formed a company and it ended up doing pretty well. View quote
Thomas Dolby
People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown. View quote
Walt Mossberg
Sitting outside a cafe people watching would be no fun if everyone looks the same. It would be an Orwellian world where everyone wears the same thing and uses the same phone. Wearable tech is diversity. View quote
Philippe Kahn
Your system is not your tech - it's the nature of the content & the behavior w/which you engage with it. View quote
David Allen (author)