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Quotes from River of Gods — Ian McDonald

born 1960

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8 quotes

Any aeai [A.I., artificial intelligence ] smart enough to pass a Turing test is smart enough to know to fail it.

River of Gods (2006)

His theory of golf is, never play any sport that requires you to dress as your grandfather.

River of Gods (2006)

The elephants fight but the rats go about their business.

River of Gods (2006)

Half your DNA's owned by some biotech corporation. Every time you have sex, you break copyright.

River of Gods (2006)

"The words still don't move."
"The words don't need to move. It is you who is moved by them."

River of Gods (2006)

I've always found that the root of a computer problem is human frailty

River of Gods (2006)

The laws of economics are subject to the laws of physics. The physical processes that govern this planet and the continued life upon it place as stringent an upper limit on economic growth as the speed of light does on our knowledge of the universe.

River of Gods (2006)

How proud he would have felt [...] to have seen those seeds germinate into a Muslim nation, a Land of the Pure. How it would have broken his heart to see that Land of the Pure become a medieval theocracy and then rip itself apart in tribal factionalism. The Word of God prophecies from the barrel of an AK47.

River of Gods (2006)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ian McDonald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.