I live by fallacy. 'If I get enough nice Ikea furniture, I'll be a grown-up.' Then I catch myself. Or, 'If I get off by myself, away from the stress of modern life, I'll be OK.' Then I catch myself.Chuck Palahniuk
A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.Alan Turing
As Bromberger observed, rules are understood to be elements of the computational systems that determine the sound and meaning of the infinite array of expressions of a language; the information so derived is accessed by other systems in language use.Noam Chomsky
It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.Michel de Montaigne
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.Carl Jung
A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist.Sigmund Freud
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.Pablo Picasso