Quotes by Sherry Turkle

"Boredom is your imagination calling to you."

"Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience."

"Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are."

"Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are."

"There are moments of opportunity for families; moments they need to put technology away. These include: no phones or texting during meals. No phones or texting when parents pick up children at school - a child is looking to make eye contact with a parent!"

"I am a partisan for conversation. To make room for it, I see some first, deliberate steps. At home, we can create sacred spaces: the kitchen, the dining room. We can make our cars 'device-free zones.' We can demonstrate the value of conversation to our children. And we can do the same thing at work."

"It is painful to watch children trying to show off for parents who are engrossed in their cell phones. Children are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when parents used to read to them without the cell phone by their side or watch football games or Disney movies without having the BlackBerry handy."

"Our mobile devices are so powerful that they don't just change what we do, they're changing who we are."

"The most used program in computers and education is PowerPoint. What are you learning about the nature of the medium by knowing how do to a great PowerPoint presentation? Nothing. It certainly doesn't teach you how to think critically about living in a culture of simulation."