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• On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament!
  ], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?...
• On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament!
  ], `Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?...
• You will be able to appreciate the influence of such an Engine on the future progress of science.
  I live in a country which is incapable of estimating it. -- Charles Babbage...
• You win a few, you lose a few. But I wish this one had been rained out.
• I have sacrificed time, health, and fortune, in the desire to complete these Calculating Engines.
  I have also declined several offers of great personal advantage to myself....
• engine n. 1. A piece of hardware that encapsulates some function but can't be used without some kind of front end.
  Today we have, especially, `print engine': the guts of a laser printer....
• engine: n. 1. A piece of hardware that encapsulates some function but can't be used without some kind of {front end}.
  Today we have, especially, `print engine': the guts of a laser printer....
• I wish I had a dime for every time I've been called 'diminutive.
  ' I'm not - I'm just damn short. -- Michael J. Fox, actor....