In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.

Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.

Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.

Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change.

How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.

But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.

We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light.

I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.

But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.

Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence

If only he could convince her, his dream would be within reach

All we need to know about the storms is this: Storms are born, they live and they die! And they destroy anything wildly, just like we do in wars!

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

The most effective sermons are those which make opposers of the Gospel bite their lips and gnash their teeth.

Clever people can copy the handwriting of an artist - it's like forging a person's signature.

An excessive indulgence in the pleasures of social life constitutes the great interests of a luxuriant and opulent age.

The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist.

Not all time in life is equal. How many opportunities do you get to talk about what your life is going to add up to with people thinking about the same question?

Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases