"Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended."

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Source : "The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era". Vernor Vinge's remarks presented at the VISION-21 Symposium sponsored by NASA Lewis Research Center and the Ohio Aerospace Institute, edoras.sdsu.edu. March 30-31, 1993.

Vernor Vinge

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“Capture your reader, let him not depart, from dull beginnings that refuse to start”
“Our pre-9/11 gun laws allow our enemies in the War on Terror to arm themselves right here in our own country.”
“We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures.”
“An average idea enthusiastically embraced will go farther than a genius idea no one gets.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 10, 2016
“In the high school classroom you are a drill sergent, a rabbi, a shoulder to cry on, a disciplinarian, a singer, a low-level scholar, a clerk, a referee, a clown, a counselor, a dress-code enforcer, a conductor, an apologist, a philosopher, a collaborator, a tap dancer, a politician, a therapist, a fool, a traffic cop, a priest, a mother-father-brother-sister-uncle-aunt, a bookeeper, a critic, a psychologist, the last straw.”

Source : Frank McCourt (2005). “Teacher Man: A Memoir”, p.19, Simon and Schuster
“Perhaps it is only when people are somewhere near the starvation level that they have anything to sing about.”
“To speak technically photography is the art of writing with light. But if I want to think about it more philosophically , I can say that photography is the art of writing with time.”
“Don't just do something because it's a trendy idea and will make you a lot of money. The reason I say that is because any kind of venture involves going through difficult times. If you're doing something you are passionate about and really believe in, then that will carry you through.”

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