In the computer field, the moment of truth is a running program; all else is prophecy. Herbert Simon computerfieldmoment Change image and share on social
Maybe we ought to have a world in which things are divided between people kind of fairly. Herbert Simon dividefairlykind Change image and share on social
Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting to its environment. Herbert Simon adaptcapacitychange Change image and share on social
Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature. Herbert Simon abilitybillionhorribly share on social
I don't care how big and fast computers are, they're not as big and fast as the world. Herbert Simon bigcarecomputer Change image and share on social
There are no morals about technology at all. Technology expands our ways of thinking about things, expands our ways of doing things. If we're bad people we use technology for bad purposes and if we're good people we use it for good purposes. Herbert Simon badexpandgood share on social
Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves. Herbert Simon conditioncreatefind Change image and share on social
The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the 'hard' sciences so brilliantly successful. Herbert Simon brilliantlyhardkind Change image and share on social
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function. Herbert Simon attainconcerndesigner Change image and share on social
Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational. Herbert Simon knowledgeopportunityrational Change image and share on social