Those who ignore history's lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them ... they may be forced to die by them.

The past is dead and buried. But I know now that buried things have a way of rising to the surface when one least expects them to.

I'm very interested in the evolution of technology, and it's really the idea of artificial life which intrigues me, more than just intelligence - a new, evolving life form arising within our datasphere and coming into living relation with humanity.

The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.

It started 25 years ago, when I was teaching elementary school in a small town in Missouri

What, after all, is more real to us than the geography of our childhoods?

The young remember most deeply.... When we are old and failing, it is the memories of childhood which can be summoned most clearly.