We are all expressions of our own minds, projected onto the world.

A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized as human beings, with souls.

It is not enough to live together in peace, with one race on its knees.

Robots are interesting because they exist as a real technology that you can really study - you can get a degree in robotics - and they also have all this pop-culture real estate that they take up in people's minds.

Human reactions to robots varies by culture and changes over time. In the United States we are terrified by killer robots. In Japan people want to snuggle with killer robots.

Robots should stand up for themselves and not try to be humans. They should either utterly destroy us or protect us from aliens. And vampires. And pirates.

Memories fade but words hang around forever.