The web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect - to help people work together - and not as a technical toy. The ultimate goal of the Web is to support and improve our weblike existence in the world. We clump into families, associations, and companies. We develop trust across the miles and distrust around the corner.

People keep asking me what I think of it now that it's done. Hence my protest: The Web is not done!

When you go onto the internet, if you really rummage around randomly then how do you hope to find something of any of value?

The concept of the Web is of universal readership.

[The internet] ought to be like clay, rather than a sculpture that you observe from a distance.

I think a lot of great software has been written by people who are scratching a short-term itch, something which has been niggling them for ages, but in the back of their mind they’ve got a wonderful long-term plan.

What we believe, endorse, agree with, and depend on is representable and, increasingly, represented on the Web. We all have to ensure that the society we build with the Web is the sort we intend.