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

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.

It's time to recognise the internet as a basic human right. That means guaranteeing affordable access for all, ensuring internet packets are delivered without commercial or political discrimination, and protecting the privacy and freedom of web users regardless of where they live.

What I do has to be a function of what I can do, not a function of what people ask me to do.

The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.

That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.

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.