"I have a peculiar way of looking at things, which is sometimes a disadvantage, but sometimes a great advantage."

"The more I think about it, the more I see that there are endless possibilities for this machine."

"The Analytical Engine provides us with new means of operating on general symbols, and consequently of generalizing our ideas."

"The more I study, the more I feel myself to be a mere nobody, though I have no doubt I shall be a somebody."

"The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be."