I invented the web just because I needed it really because it was so frustrating that it didn't exit.

I don't mind being, in the public context, referred to as the inventor of the World Wide Web. What I like is that image to be separate from private life, because celebrity damages private life.

We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.

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

Most larger companies now see that for the market to grow, Web infrastructure must be royalty-free.

I'm very aware there are lots of other people who are just bright and working just as hard, with just the same dedication to make the world a good place.

Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them.