Alan Turing

Mathematics English 1912 – 1954 391 quotes

Father of computer science and artificial intelligence

Quotes by Alan Turing

I am afraid I am not very good at being conventional.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the problem of artificial intelligence.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being discreet.

Letter to a friend

I am very much enjoying the challenge of my current work.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being patient.

Letter to a friend

I am rather enjoying the solitude of my work.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being understood.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the philosophical implications of my work.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being happy.

Letter to a friend

I am rather enjoying the process of discovery.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being normal.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the future of humanity.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being alive.

Letter to a friend

I am rather enjoying the intellectual stimulation of my environment.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being myself.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the fundamental questions of existence.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being here.

Letter to a friend

I am rather enjoying the freedom of thought.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954

I am afraid I am not very good at being.

Letter to a friend

I am very much interested in the nature of consciousness.

Letter to his mother, Ethel Sara Turing 1954