I was very nervous about going up to teach at Stanford and very nervous even about going to ARPA.

Google’s objective is to organize the world’s information and to make it accessible. Unicode plays a central role in this effort because it is the principal means by which content in every language can be represented in a form that can be processed by software. As Unicode extends its coverage of the world’s languages, it helps Google accomplish its mission.

There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.

Humor is the only thing that allows you to survive every pressure and crisis.

By placing intelligence at the edges rather than control in the middle of the network, the Internet has created a platform for innovation.

What is special about VOIP is that it's just another thing you can do on the Internet, whereas it is the only thing - or nearly the only thing with the exception of the dial-up modem and fax - that you can do on the public switched telephone network.

Information flow is what the Internet is about. Information sharing is power. If you don't share your ideas, smart people can't do anything about them, and you'll remain anonymous and powerless.