Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.
Clifford StollNo computer network with pretty graphics can ever replace the salespeople that make our society work.
Clifford StollWhen I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a cathode-ray tube.
Clifford StollData isn't information. ... Information, unlike data, is useful. While there's a gulf between data and information, there's a wide ocean between information and knowledge. What turns the gears in our brains isn't information, but ideas, inventions, and inspiration. Knowledge-not information-implies understanding. And beyond knowledge lies what we should be seeking: wisdom.
Clifford Stoll