Inspirational Quotes by Alan Turing

Bell Labs Cafeteria, New York, 1943: His high pitched voice already stood out above the general murmur of well-behaved junior executives grooming themselves for…

— Alan Turing

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

— Alan Turing

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

— Alan Turing

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

— Alan Turing

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

— Alan Turing

No, I'm not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain, something like the President of the American…

— Alan Turing

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency.

— Alan Turing

Instruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real…

— Alan Turing

Sometimes it is those that nobody imagines anything of that does the things that nobody can imagne.

— Alan Turing

There is, however, one feature that I would like to suggest should be incorporated in the machines, and that is a 'random element.' Each…

— Alan Turing

It seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers… They would be…

— Alan Turing

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

— Alan Turing