"The computer is an extension of the human mind."

"We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge."

"Mathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity."

"I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?' This should begin with definitions of the meaning of the terms 'machine' and 'think.'"

"We are trying to construct a machine which will be able to do everything that a man can do."