That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine.

The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.

Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity.

Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all.

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.

What is there in a name? It is merely an empty basket, until you put something into it.

For one person who is blessed with the power of invention, many will always be found who have the capacity of applying principles.

As soon as an Analytical Engine exists, it will neccessarily guide the future course of science.

An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision.

The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs.

If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities.

Love affairs are for emotional sprinters the pleasures of love are for the emotional marathoners.

There is a magical dream that fills the gap between birth and death

Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces.

Wealth is relative. Some people aren’t really rich

Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often inspirational.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.

If you look at the horror genre, that work is all about making people uncomfortable by stimulating our fear of death.

My father, who was the one who really got me hooked on movies, liked all kinds of films, and I saw all kinds of films at a very young age.

Some may find comfort in reflecting that the distinction between an eliminative and an explicative physicalism is unreal.