Ray Kurzweil: The Singularity is Near

Inventing is a lot like surfing: you have to anticipate and catch the wave at just the right moment.

Unlike mere tricks, technology does not lose its transcendent power when its secrets are revealed.

The first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that man need ever make.

Evolution results in better answers, not necessarily more complicated ones.

Sometimes a superior solution is a simpler one.