It's ridiculous to live 100 years and only be able to remember 30 million bytes. You know, less than a compact disc. The human condition is really becoming more obsolete every minute.

You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way.

Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines do things that would require intelligence if done by men.

No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.

Within 10 years computers won't even keep us as pets.

Anyone could learn Lisp in one day, except that if they already knew Fortran, it would take three days.

We'll show you that you can build a mind from many little parts, each mindless by itself.

I bet the human brain is a kludge

I cannot articulate enough to express my dislike to people who think that understanding spoils your experience... How would they know?

The brain happens to be a meat machine.

Minds are simply what brains do.

Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11

The big thinking gives us vision, power and direction, but it is the small steps that are the action of the process.

An educated man believing in a this-that vile sky-god rewarding him-her, but punishing your enemies with hell and fire, is uneducated.

I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.

Make a lot of walks to get healthy and don't read that much but save yourself some until you're grown up.

Love is a peculiar thing.

Most of my scars are not fire-related and I no longer say "I know what I am doing" at critical moments.

I find that when I tell lawyer jokes to a mixed audience, the lawyers don't think they're funny and the non-lawyers don't think they're jokes.

I am very romantic about communism even still, but I know terrible things happened.

Doubt is probably the biggest obstacle to overcome. Once you rise above doubt, you are on your way to success.