"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."

"Call me a troglodyte; I'd rather peruse those photos alongside my sweetheart, catch the newspaper on the way to work, and page thorough a real book."

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

"Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships."

"Nothing is so much to be shunned as sex relations."

"People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others."

"Abbott: Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third. Costello: That's what I want to find out."

"The power of the mind is an incredible thing, one that can never be underestimated."

"The prelude to Tristan and Isolde sounded as if a bomb had fallen into a large music factory and had thrown all the notes into confusion."

"A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."