Abhijeet Borkar

“Except ants" is Mushi's motto. Humanity is forever boasting of its 'unique' achievements: "Humans are the only creatures who build cities, use agriculture, domesticate animals, have nations and alliances, practice slavery, make war, make peace; these wonders make us stand alone above all other creatures, in glory and in crime." But then Mushi corrects, "Except ants.”
― Ada Palmer, Seven Surrenders

“Every machine that is clever enough to pass the Turing test could also be clever enough not to pass it.”
― Marc-Uwe Kling, Qualityland: Visit Tomorrow, Today!

“The whole audacious, ridiculous plan of his had worked out in every particular, save that he had failed to adjust for the destructive stupidity of the rest of humanity.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin

“Call me a pessimist, but I think if bigotry could be solved by access to more information, it would have been solved by now. Hate isn't about lack of understanding: it's about hate.”
― Hank Green, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor