Automaton Quotes

“In telling a story one of the most successful devices for easily creating uncanny effects is to leave the reader in uncertainty whether a particular figure in the story is a human being or an automaton and to do it in such a way that his attention is not focused directly upon his uncertainty, so that he may not be led to go into the matter and clear it up immediately.”

“In telling a story one of the most successful devices for easily creating uncanny effects is to leave the reader in uncertainty whether a particular figure in the story is a human being or an automaton and to do it in such a way that his attention is not focused directly upon his uncertainty, so that he may not be led to go into the matter and clear it up immediately.”

“Ennui had more distractions far more amusing than the automatons of a watchmaker in Mühlenberg.”

“We’re automatons in a symphony conducted by a lunatic and performed by blind idealists.” Damon”

“When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons.”

“When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.”

“Soon we will not need people anymore, as everything will be done by automatons, including bringing up children.”

“What are we promoting in society? Well-behaved automatons that spew back what they learned in a book. That's not science. You can get a parrot to do that.”

“The illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside, how can you?”

“Without risk, we are automatons going through our days with no purpose or meaning. We are safer, perhaps, but we are also, ironically, closer to death.”

“No, there is plenty wrong with Negroes. They have no society. They’re robots, automatons. No minds of their own. I hate to say that about us, but it’s the truth. They are a black body with a white brain.”