“ I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent. Alan Turing
“ 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. Alan Turing
“ I have had a dream indicating rather clearly that I am on the way to being hetero, though I don't accept it with much enthusiasm either awake or in the dreams. Alan Turing
“ The isolated man does not develop any intellectual power. It is necessary for him to be immersed in an environment of other men, whose techniques he absorbs during the first twenty years of his life.… Alan Turing
“ I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicte… Alan Turing
“ Let us return for a moment to Lady Lovelace’s objection, which stated that the machine can only do what we tell it to do. One could say that a man can “inject” an idea into the machine, and that it wi… Alan Turing
“ We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done. Alan Turing