Tim Berners-Lee

"The web should reflect our best selves, not our worst."

"I have hope that we will choose wisely."

"The future is in our hands."

"We must build with compassion and intelligence."

"The web is a gift to future generations."

"I believe that good is possible."

"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."

"You affect the world by what you browse."

"The goal of the Web is to serve humanity. We must remember that the technology serves the people, not the other way around."

"Innovation happens at the edges, not in the middle of things."

"A new level of absolute freedom will come with the next generation of the Web."

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."

"When you go home, you sit there at the kitchen table. You don't watch television. You go and visit the pub down the street. You play football. You do things as a family."

"I have always believed that the best way to learn is by doing, not by studying."

"The dream behind the Web is of a common information space in which we communicate by sharing information."

"Humanity has the intelligence to invent the technologies. Now, humanity has to use intelligence to make sure the technologies are used wisely."

"The Web is an abstract space of all possible hyperlinked documents, not associated with any individual computer."

"I hoped the Web would be a collaborative space where anybody can publish anything."

"One of the things that's important about the Web is that it's neutral. You shouldn't be able to tell what someone's politics are from reading their website."

"The Web does not just connect machines, it connects people."

"If you don't have an open mind, you can miss out on some good things."

"People keep asking me what the Internet is going to do to society. That is like asking what the printing press did to society."

"Technology is not inherently good or bad. It is how we use it that matters."

"I want to encourage people to believe that they can make a difference in this world."

"The Web is a tool for humans to learn, create, and understand each other."

"I conceived of the Web as a universal space where everyone is welcome."

"Data is the gold of the 21st century. And we must manage it responsibly."

"In science, we work hard to make predictions about the future, but we must also prepare for the unexpected."

"The most important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"I believe in the power of community and collaboration to solve the world's biggest problems."