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"But the mighty computer is stupid. Thinking with the speed of light but unable to cross the gaps of intuition."
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Robert Silverberg"Now, you know I’m no bigot, Lorie. I don’t care how many eyes, tentacles, eating orifices, or antennae an organism happens to have, so long as it knows its stuff. What I object to is having someone who is professionally inferior jacked into an expedition simply for the sake of racial balance."
Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF since 2004.
Robert Silverberg is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF since 2004.
View all quotes by Robert Silverberg"But the mighty computer is stupid. Thinking with the speed of light but unable to cross the gaps of intuition."
"Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been."
"It did not seem at all improbable to McCulloch now. The infinite fullness of time brings about everything, he thought: even intelligent lobsters, even a divine octopus."
"Not all lawyers are annoying. Some are dead."
"A man who lies to himself is the worst liar of all."
"Ignorance can’t be pardoned. Only cured."