“A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.”

Mathematical reasoning may be regarded.

Up to a point, it is better to just let the snags [bugs] be there than to spend such time in design that there are none.

Instead of trying to produce a programme to simulate the adult mind, why not rather try to produce one which simulates the child’s? If this were then subjected to an appropriate course of education one would obtain the adult brain.

I’m afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the future. Turing believes machines think Turing lies with men Therefore machines do not think Yours in distress, Alan.

My little computer said such a funny thing this morning.

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 contradicted.

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.

Do you know why people like violence? It is because it feels good. Humans find violence deeply satisfying. But remove the satisfaction, and the act becomes hollow.

We are not interested in the fact that the brain has the consistency of cold porridge.

These disturbing phenomena [Extra Sensory Perception] seem to deny all our scientific ideas. How we should like to discredit them! Unfortunately the statistical evidence, at least for telepathy, is overwhelming.

One day ladies will take their computers for walks in the park and tell each other, “My little computer said such a funny thing this morning”.

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

A very large part of space-time must be investigated, if reliable results are to be obtained.

We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.

The original question, ‘Can machines think?’ I believe to be too meaningless to deserve discussion.

No, I’m not interested in developing a powerful brain.

Everyone has to get entangled in life, always think before saying anything.

Learn to discipline your emotions. If you don’t, people will use them against you.

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

When children attend schools that place a greater value on discipline and security than on knowledge and intellectual development, they are attending prep schools for prison.

Discipline yourself, and others won’t need to.

Discipline, practice, consistency & a positive mental attitude will get you everywhere in life.

What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. As you are, you are a chaos.

She would know a good thing to do without thinking about it.