"The Internet has no such organization - files are made available at random locations. To search through this chaos, we need smart tools, programs that find resources for us."

"Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life."

"As the networks evolve, so do my opinions toward them, and my divergent feelings bring out conflicting points of view. In advance, I apologize to those who expect a consistent position from me."

"No computer network with pretty graphics can ever replace the salespeople that make our society work."

"Anyone can post messages to the net. Practically everyone does. The resulting cacophony drowns out serious discussion."

"Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?"

"On this planet, there are people with talents and people with flaws. The smart ones learn to use their talents, but the happy ones learn to accept their flaws."

"Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have."

"Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them."

"To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately."

"From without, no wonderful effect is wrought within ourselves, unless some interior, responding wonder meets it."

"Happiness, noun. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another."