Lily Cole Quotes

There are plenty of reasons to put our cellphones down now and then, not least the fact that incessantly checking them takes us out of the present moment and disrupts family dinners around the globe.

I don't like the fact people watch things on their phones and tablets, it kind of hurts my heart.

Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now the real world is an escape from the internet.

Sometimes my husband has to literally pull me away from the computer.

I feel disconnected, like I don't know where I am, if I'm on my phone too much. I'm also just the type to call. I'm not good on text.

I don't have a computer - I don't like to get into it that much 'cause it can screw with your head a little.

We're getting so pulled in by computers and technology, and our kids have their face in the computers all day. The human relationship is being diminished by this.

The moment of drifting into thought has been so clipped by modern technology. Our lives are filled with distraction with smartphones and all the rest. People are so locked into not being present.

When I'm doing work online or on the computer, it's one thing. When I want to read, I want to go elsewhere, and I want to be away from the screen.

Computers tend to separate us from each other - Mum's on the laptop, Dad's on the iPad, teenagers are on Facebook, toddlers are on the DS, and so on.

There is something in the way that we are now, with our cell phones, and people are not looking at each other and not being in the moment with each other, that kids feel isolated.

I try not to spend too much time on my computer.

I'm never on my phone, really.

I'm actually a bit of a technophobe, which surprises people. I like to stay unplugged as much as possible.

As efficiently as our phones connect us to one another, and as much as we take advantage of that, we must remember that they have the power to alienate us, too.

I'm personally not a very contact-y person; I just let my phone die and don't turn it on for a couple of days.

You see families at a restaurant and the kids are on the phone and the adults are on the phone. It's just a catastrophe.

Social media and smart phones have become an inevitable part of our lives. We shouldn't be under their control, which is wrong. It is mere stupidity, and we must be aware of everything around us.

When you spend 12 hours a day in front of a computer, that can become your world.

I'm desperately trying to unplug. The last thing I want is a watch that connects to my phone which connects to my iPad that connects to my computer that airplays to my TV.

Give yourself time to digitally detox from your constantly connected life, and keep your phone away from your bed.

I often find that I like the vibe of not having technology around me.

Almost every time I go to the ocean, I think about throwing my phone right into it. Sometimes, you pull that thing out of your pocket, you look at it, and you're like, 'What was I just going to do with this? Was I going to take a note? Was I going to check my email? Was I going to take a picture?'

We're losing touch with ourselves in the technological world, and it is increasingly important to take time out.

I see a lot of moms and dads frustrated because their kids have their devices at the dinner table and they can't seem to get their attention as much as they used to.