I've noticed that even people who believe in fate look both ways before crossing the street.

Maxwell is the physicist's physicist.

The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

It [AI] would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded.

The intelligent beings in these regions should therefore not be surprised if they observe that their locality in the universe satisfies the conditions that are necessary for their existence. It is a bit like a rich person living in a wealthy neighborhood not seeing any poverty.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

All my adult life people have been helping me.