"When a robot dies, you don't have to write a letter to its mother,"

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Source : P. W. Singer (2009). “Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century”, p.29, Penguin

P. W. Singer

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“People ask me a lot like, "Hey, so when are you done with your tour?" Like when I die. That's when I'm done with my tour.”
“The major novelty of my theory was its claim that the most rapid evolutionary change does not occur in widespread, populous species, as claimed by Most geneticists, but in small founder populations.”

Source : Ernst Mayr (1988). “Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist”, Harvard University Press
“All technological breakthroughs start with a small "elite". Think about cellphones, for example. Now just about everyone has one. The same will happen to innovations such as Twitter.”

Source : Source: memeburn.com
“O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace.”
“History is replete with examples of what happens when any group of authorities do not have to answer to empirical evidence but are free to define truth as they see fit. None of the examples has a happy ending. Why should it be otherwise with therapy?”
“The whole 1950s notion was find the right girl, get married, move to the suburbs and then hang out with the guys while she stayed home with the babies. I felt that was sort of sad.”
“The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council.”
“Those that embrace the entire universe with love, for the most part love nothing, but their narrow selves.”

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