"We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives"
- Anita Borg
About this Quote
This quote by Anita Borg talks to the power of innovation and its potential to form our lives in the future. It suggests that we are at a turning point in history, where the things we are producing have the potential to dramatically modify our social, political, economic, and individual lives. This might mean that the technology we are developing now could have a profound effect on how we interact with each other, how our federal governments are run, how our economies function, and how we live our individual lives. It is a pointer that the decisions we make now will have a long lasting impact on our future. It is a call to action to make sure that the technology we are creating is used properly and morally, so that it can be a force for great on the planet.
This quote is written / told by Anita Borg between January 17, 1949 and April 6, 2003. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
The author also have 3 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
