"I believe myself to be a rare combination of the imaginative faculty and the mathematical faculty, which is rare, and therefore valuable."

"I am a very singular person."

"It is desirable to guard against the possibility of exaggerated ideas being formed as to the powers of the Analytical Engine."

"My brain is more than merely mortal; as time unfolds, it will be seen."

"I have a mind to do great things, and I will not be thwarted."