In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on.

An utterance can have Intentionality, just as a belief has Intentionality, but whereas the Intentionality of the belief is intrinsic the Intentionality of the utterance is derived.

Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples.

The Intentionality of the mind not only creates the possibility of meaning, but limits its forms.

We often attribute 'understanding' and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions.

I want to block some common misunderstandings about "understanding": In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word "understanding."

You can't *discover* that the brain is a digital computer. You can only *interpret* the brain as a digital computer.

Many people mistakenly suppose that the essence of consciousness is that of a control mechanism

Where consciousness is concerned, the appearance is the reality.

"Akrasia" [weakness of will] in rational beings is as common as wine in France.

The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean that but also to mean something else.

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.

High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with.

I like rules. Without them, we don't know what to break.

I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men - that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for.

I don't understand why very, very rich people want to have even more money than they've already got.

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.

I just thought, there are very few stories involving me, Anna Nicole Smith, and Jesus.

I hate all sidekicks.

I'm just so happy to see my friends and fans in Taiwan, 'cause that's where I'm from.