Minds think with ideas, not information No amount of data, bandwidth, or processing power can substitute for inspired thought.

A box of crayons and a big sheet of paper provides a more expressive medium for kids than computerized paint programs.

The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power, any abilities, nor any status in the real world.

For years, we've been bludgeoned with the cliche "information is power." But information isn't power. After all, who's got the most information in your neighborhood? Librarians. And they're famous for having no power at all. And who has the most power in your community? Politicians. And they're notorious for being ill-informed.

Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.