We should work toward a universal linked information system, in which generality and portability are more important than fancy graphics techniques and complex extra facilities.

Compared even to the development of the phone or TV, the Web developed very quickly.

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

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.

Things can change so fast on the internet.

I don't know whether machine translation will eventually get good enough to allow us to browse people's websites in different languages so you can see how they live in different countries.

It was the academic community who wired up their universities so it was put together by smart, well-meaning people who thought it was a good idea.