"I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing"

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Source : "Minds, Brains and Programs". Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 3, 1980.

John Searle

#Car Quotes #Machines Quotes #Arguing Quotes

“I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Christianity is why the 'Duck Dynasty' family is still together.”
“I'm glad I don't play anymore. I could never learn all those handshakes.”
“Say yes to everything youâ€™re excited about or afraid of.”
“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
“The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know.”
“You wish to be liked. I wish simply to be. One day you will know what that means, perhaps. And you will smile. Not against me. But with me.”

Source : John Fowles (1968). “The Magus”, Pan
“As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done.”

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