Logic doesn't apply to the real world. D. R. Hofstadter and D. C. Dennett (eds.) The Mind's I, 1981.

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.

Patience is the blue vitriol to control the fungal emotions of life

In the midst of the battle between rebellion and surrender Bantry was suddenly uncertain what Flynn was starved for. The sensuality of a man’s kiss? Or the rich, iron taste of blood?

Although farming of any sort was almost as impossible in the plains as in the dry regions of winter rains farther west, the abundance of buffaloes made life much easier in many respects.

A good loser is all right, but it isn't so much fun to beat him.

My work is that of keeping every operation down (in size) so that the farmer and the man farthest down can get hold of it.

I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric.

My skin doesn't look as good when I'm not eating enough fruits and vegetables, so I try to eat plenty.

That which is impossible to thee is not impossible to me: I shall save my word in all things and I shall make all things well.

I did every thing, even dirty jobs like dishwashing or delivery boy for a grocer.

Falling in love is a completely transcendent experience. It's like eating pizza-flavored ice cream