What they might lack in intelligence, they make up for with sheer quantities of high explosive.

People like us, we think differently, don't we? We are different. We do all the things that others do. But when it comes down to it, we don't need anyone else. We're happy doing what we do and having obligation interferes with that. And sometimes I think we don't even need ourselves. What's most important is to find out whether we're right or not.

[Stated in 1965:] Machines will be capable, within 20 years, of doing any work a man can do.

Being smart is a gift and a curse.

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.

We spent the whole day together. It was an amazing day. I took him to Birchwood Mall (in Port Huron). I had bought him a gift certificate and he bought tons of clothes. We talked about love, relationships, mistakes that parents make and forgiveness. Children have such a large amount of unconditional love. That's what we had that day.