Ada Lovelace

"To have the friendship of a great mind is one of the greatest blessings."

"If the general principles of the universe are a matter of wonderment, how much more wonderful is the application of those principles."

"I have been much unwell, but hope to recover soon."

"The Jacquard loom was the first instance of the application of the principle of the division of labour."

"I fear I was wrong to indulge in my youthful fancy of being a musician."

"Perhaps the time will come when we shall know better how to direct our faculties."

"I am not the slightest inclined to gossip or small talk."

"The poetical view is a kind of elevation to a higher realm of thought."

"Do you know that I am quite sure you do not really understand the Analytical Engine yet."

"I confess I have not that kind of perseverance that can bear indefinite mental exertion."

"The mind has its laws and its principles of action, like the body."

"I wish to be an originality in science, but not to be peculiar."

"The more I work, the more I am convinced of the importance of this undertaking."

"It is strange how utterly I am absorbed in my work."

"I think that they may be in the progress of their ideas so many steps ahead of the rest of mankind."

"Tell me of the mysteries of nature, and I shall be content."

"I have always wished to make myself useful in the world."

"The world is rich in wonders if we have eyes to perceive them."

"I am convinced that nothing is impossible to those who truly believe."

"Let me now request your forgiveness for the numerous errors and omissions in this paper."

"I have formed a new determination to be more practical and less fanciful."

"The greatest pleasures come from understanding the deepest truths."

"I do not think so very badly of human nature as I do of the narrow circumstances in which it is placed."

"Mathematics is a language, and we are only beginning to learn to speak it fluently."

"My mind leaps from mountain peak to mountain peak in its reasoning."

"I have so much to do, and so little time to do it in."

"The practical distinction between machinery and the thoughts which operate it is often not very clear."

"We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns."

"I find myself in a curious state of development."

"The study of abstract symbols opens new worlds to the inquiring mind."