"It is not the mere power of calculation that the Analytical Engine possesses. It is the power to combine, to arrange, to create."

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

"I have a peculiar turn of mind, which I believe is useful for scientific pursuits."

"I consider myself a kind of scientific explorer, venturing into uncharted territory."

"I do not think I have ever been so much interested in any subject. It is so very curious, and seems to open up such entirely new views of things."