Ada Lovelace

"I do not think I have ever really valued myself sufficiently."

"The whole of the developments and operations of analysis are now capable of being executed by machinery."

"I wonder whether I shall ever be able to originate anything of real utility and beauty."

"You know I am by nature somewhat of an enthusiast."

"I am intoxicated with mathematics."

"Poetry is the most perfect and fittest vehicle for the conveyance of truths."

"Imagination is the discovering faculty, pre-eminently."

"I must strive to avoid being morbid in all my proceedings."

"Science and poetry are not opposed to each other; they are one."

"I am a mathematician, but I am also more than that."

"The day may come when we shall be able to shape our own destinies through understanding the laws of nature."

"I have a vast quantity of thinking to do."

"Imagination is the discovering faculty, and reason is the faculty which compares and arranges."

"The Analytical Engine is the embodiment of every mechanical principle we have ever invented."

"I think my zeal sometimes wears out my caution."

"There is no science in the world like the science of the operations of the mind."

"I am principled to the degree that might be considered fanatical."

"The study of mathematics is a religious exercise."

"I am determined not to let my talents be wasted."

"Nothing is so remarkable as the wonderful symmetry of mathematical truths."

"I do hope I shall not disappoint you in any way."

"The mind of a most philosophic nature will find pleasure in pursuing the most abstract of all studies."

"I have the utmost need of advice and counsel from you."

"The Analytical Engine weaves numerical patterns of prodigious complexity."

"I view mathematics as a profound intellectual endeavor worthy of our highest faculties."

"The age of a man is but one measure; the power of his mind is quite another."

"I am much pleased to believe that my endeavors have been of service."

"Mechanism is the means of progress, not its master."

"I am more and more convinced that the study of mathematics is the most appropriate mental training for the mind."

"Every moment is important, not merely when our lives are at stake."