"Suppose there are some things that we don't understand about the universe, but if you understand human intelligence and you understand the gaps in our abilities to think about things, maybe we can engineer in a computer more advanced intelligences that can help augment our ability to think."

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Edward Boyden

#Thinking Quotes #Gaps Quotes #Helping Quotes

“You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.”
“In the system of chivalry, men protect women against men. This is not unlike the protection relationship which [organized crime] established with small businesses in the early part of this century. Indeed, chivalry is an age-old protection racket which depends for its existence on rape.”
“You feel vulnerable when you hear things that are not being said”
“Solitude and quiet are highly desirable, but the lack of them is no barrier to writing... The will to work builds all the seclusion that one needs.”

Source : John Braine (1975). “Writing a Novel”, McGraw-Hill Companies
“If you love sleep, you'll really enjoy death.”
“People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.”
“Wanting more is just a recipe for heartache.”
“To live in the world but outside of existing conceptions of it.”

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