"The problems of biology can be reduced to physics and chemistry."

"We like to believe that Man is in some subtle way superior to the rest of creation. It is best if he can be shown to be necessarily superior, for then there is no danger of him losing his commanding p…"

"A human being is a machine for converting food into thoughts."

"No, I am not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I am after is just a mediocre brain, something like the Brain of the Man in the Street."

"The game of cricket is one such example of a game which can be played against the computer."