"The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer."

"The fact that a machine can imitate a human being does not mean that it is a human being."

"The extent to which we regard mind as an attribute of the body, or something separable from it, is largely a matter of convenience."

"The imitation game is a test of intelligence, not a test of consciousness."

"The isolated man does not develop any intellectual power. It is necessary for him to be immersed in an environment of other men, whose techniques he absorbs during the first twenty years of his life. …"