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## Hugh Herr
Here are some thought-provoking quotes of wisdom from Hugh Herr — engineer, inventor, rock climber, and a voice for transforming how we think about bodies, ability and technology.
### Quotes & brief reflections
1. **“Humans are not disabled. A person can never be broken. Our built environment, our technologies are broken and disabled.”**
– Herr challenges the usual narrative: the limitation isn’t the person, but the world around them (the environment, tools, design). ([A-Z Quotes][1])
**Reflection:** It shifts the locus of change from “fixing people” to “fixing systems”.
2. **“I didn’t view my body as broken, I reasoned that a human being can never be broken. Technology is broken. Technology is inadequate.”**
– Emphasis on self-identity and potential rather than deficit. ([QuoteFancy][2])
**Reflection:** It shows how mindset frames our possibilities and challenges.
3. **“We’re entering a bionic era where we actually are beginning to see technology that’s sophisticated enough to emulate key physiological functions.”**
– A forward-looking view about the convergence of biology and technology. ([QuoteFancy][3])
**Reflection:** Suggests optimism about what tech can enable, but implicitly also a call to ethical thought about how we use it.
4. **“Humans are able to give very good feedback. You can’t tell with an animal what they feel.”**
– On the unique capacities of humans, especially in designing technology for human needs. ([A-Z Quotes][4])
**Reflection:** Highlights the importance of human-centred design, subjective experience, and empathy.
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If you like, I can pull together **10 quotes** from Hugh Herr — with each quote framed with “Ledord” (keyword) and “Tanke” (thought) in Swedish, ready for use in your book. Would you like that?
[1]: https://www.azquotes.com/author/46295-Hugh_Herr?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”TOP 10 QUOTES BY HUGH HERR – A-Z Quotes”
[2]: https://quotefancy.com/quote/1764162/Hugh-Herr-I-didn-t-view-my-body-as-broken-I-reasoned-that-a-human-being-can-never-be?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Hugh Herr Quote: “I didn’t view my body as broken, I reasoned that a …”
[3]: https://quotefancy.com/hugh-herr-quotes?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Top 5 Hugh Herr Quotes (2025 Update) – QuoteFancy”
[4]: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1565318?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Hugh Herr quote: Humans are able to give very good feedback. You …”
