"The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer."

"The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly subject. This is the assumption that as soon as a fact is…"

"The idea of a 'thinking machine' has been considered by many, but the time for such a possibility is still far off."

"Mother has been staying here, and we seem to be getting on a good deal better. I have been subjecting her to a good deal of sexual enlightenment and she seems to have stood up to it very well. There w…"

"I am a homosexual and I am not ashamed."