“That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show.”
“I am in a charming state of confusion.”
“The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be.”
“Imagination is the Discovering Faculty, pre-eminently. It is that which penetrates into the unseen worlds around us, the worlds of Science.”
“Mathematical science shows what is; it is the language of unseen relations between things.”
“The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.”
“I do not wish to be without my share of the world’s work.”
“That which is not practical is not desirable.”
“Your best and most lasting work will be to advance the boundaries of science.”
“The science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value.”
“The more complex a system, the greater the opportunities for error.”
“The calculating engine is not merely a piece of mechanism, it is the embodiment of a beautiful idea.”
“Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory.”
“The machine does not occupy common ground with mere ‘tools.’ It occupies a ground of its own.”
“I have a peculiar way of learning: I get hold of the big ideas and principles, and then work systematically through the details.”
“The peculiarities of the intellect and mind are revealed most vividly through creativity and logic combined.”
“I must admit that I have my ‘geek moments.'”
“There are things which are worth learning for their own sake.”
“The imagination helps to materialize thought into creation.”
“The potential of the Analytical Engine is boundless, yet misunderstood by most.”
“A new, a vast, and a powerful language is developed for the future use of analysis.”
“I have never yet found any vast intellectual superiority in women over men, or in men over women.”
“The nature of mathematics is such that it is both abstract and practical.”
“Poetical Science unites the humanities with the technical arts, creating beauty in motion.”
“The future is where our dreams reside, and where science will lead.”
“Machines will one day have the power to execute computations beyond our imagination.”
“The mechanical execution of calculations will give us new ways to process knowledge.”
“Logic, combined with passion, creates the truest form of discovery.”
“The Analytical Engine might act upon other things besides numbers, were objects found whose mutual fundamental relations could be expressed by those of the abstract science of operations.”
“I have been able to study the impossible and find it merely improbable.”
“The future will owe much to the present understanding of analytical machinery.”
“It is through mathematics that we explore the boundaries of the universe.”
“The discoveries of today are the foundations of tomorrow’s wonders.”
“Do not let our conceptions of the world limit our potential achievements.”
“The genius of the Analytical Engine lies not in its mechanics but in its ability to manipulate ideas.”
“Imagination is the gateway to understanding the potential of new systems.”
“Art and science are united in the pursuit of understanding and creation.”
“There is poetic beauty in the abstract workings of machines.”
“Mathematics is the alphabet of the sciences.”
“I wish to comprehend the essence of all I study.”
“The Analytical Engine will mark a new era in the advancement of science.”
“We are limited only by our failure to imagine.”
“It is our duty to pursue knowledge, no matter where it leads us.”
“The pursuit of truth is the noblest of human endeavors.”
“Innovation is born from the fusion of logic and creativity.”
“Our creations are reflections of our imaginations.”
“Mathematics connects the tangible to the infinite.”
“Even the smallest insights can lead to the greatest discoveries.”
“The Analytical Engine gives us a new way to approach the mysteries of the world.”
“Let us never be afraid to push the boundaries of what we know.”