"I believe myself to possess a most singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of the hidden realities of nature."

"The more I think, the more I feel that it is the one great thing to do."

"The brain is a most wonderful machine, but it requires fuel and exercise to keep it in order."

"The Analytical Engine is the only thing that will ever be able to do justice to the great and complicated calculations of the universe."

"It is an error to suppose that the Analytical Engine has for its object to perform calculations only."