Alan Turning was a computer scientist and mathematician. His work played a vital role in the development of modern computing and artificial intelligence. During world war 2 he helped to break the German enigma code that resulted in saving millions of lives. His concept of the Turing machine laid the foundation for the modern computer.
In this article, I am sharing some of the best quotes from Alan Turing that I have collected from various sources.
Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
![Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sometimes-it-is-the-people-no-one-imagines-anything-of-who-do-the-things-that-no-one-can-imagine-1024x576.jpeg)
Those who can imagine anything, can create the impossible.
![Those who can imagine anything, can create the impossible.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Those-who-can-imagine-anything-can-create-the-impossible-1024x576.jpeg)
We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.
![We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/We-can-only-see-a-short-distance-ahead-but-we-can-see-plenty-there-that-needs-to-be-done-1024x576.jpeg)
A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.
![A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A-computer-would-deserve-to-be-called-intelligent-if-it-could-deceive-a-human-into-believing-that-it-was-human-1024x576.jpeg)
If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent.
![If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/If-a-machine-is-expected-to-be-infallible-it-cannot-also-be-intelligent-1024x576.jpeg)
Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.
![Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Programming-is-a-skill-best-acquired-by-practice-and-example-rather-than-from-books-1024x576.jpeg)
Codes are a puzzle. A game, just like any other game.
![Codes are a puzzle. A game, just like any other game.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Codes-are-a-puzzle.-A-game-just-like-any-other-game-1024x576.jpeg)
A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.
![A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A-man-provided-with-paper-pencil-and-rubber-and-subject-to-strict-discipline-is-in-effect-a-universal-machine-1024x576.jpeg)
Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.
![Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.](http://thecrazyprogrammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Science-is-a-differential-equation.-Religion-is-a-boundary-condition-1024x576.jpeg)
I hope you liked these Alan Turing quotes. Please mention in the comments if you know of any other good quotes by Alan Turing.