I think IT projects are about supporting social systems - about communications between people and machines. They tend to fail due to cultural issues.
Tim Berners-LeeImagine that everything you are typing is being read by the person you are applying to for your first job. Imagine that it's all going to be seen by your parents and your grandparents and your grandchildren as well.
Tim Berners-LeePeople keep asking me what I think of it now that it's done. Hence my protest: The Web is not done!
Tim Berners-LeeThat idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.
Tim Berners-Lee