Die Gefahr, dass der Computer so wird wie der Mensch, ist nicht so groß wie die Gefahr, dass der Mensch so wird wie der Computer. - Konrad Zuse

The rattling of the relays of the Z4 was the only interesting thing to be experienced in Zurich's night life!

Only too often the inventor is the idealist who, like Mephisto, tries to improve the world, only to be crushed by harsh realities. If he wants to carry through his ideas, he is forced to do business with the wielders of power, whose sense of reality is sharper and more developed.

Translation: The danger of computers becoming like humans is not as great as the danger of humans becoming like computers.