"The goal for many amputees is no longer to reach a 'natural' level of ability but to exceed it, using whatever cutting-edge technology is available. As this new generation sees it, our tools are evolving faster than the human body, so why obey the limits of mere nature?"

"In movies and in television the robots are always evil. I guess I am not into the whole brooding cyberpunk dystopia thing."

"I absolutely believe that a lot of the issues raised in 'Amped' about technology migrating into our bodies are issues that we're really going to deal with soon."

"Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people don't behave very well when they are afraid."

"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."

"Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am."

"The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here."

"Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know."