In general, we’re least aware of what our minds do best.

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?

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.

The brain happens to be a meat machine.

If you remember yourself, you will remember me. I am always a part of you. I am your mother.

What's emerging is a new synthesis of science, spirituality and leadership as different facets of a single way of being.

Remember that the successful marriage depends on two things: (1) finding the right person and (2) being the right person.

To exchange one orthodoxy for another is not necessarily an advance. The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.

The road makes a noise all its own. It's a single note that stretches in all directions, low and nearly inaudible, only I could hear it loud and persistent.

If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn't sufficiently occupied.

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.

Every performance is different, but I try to approach them in the same way and give it my all.

In all my life I have treated the press with marked contempt and remarkable success.