Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders.

The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces.

The war against illegal file-sharing is like the church's age-old war against masturbation. It's a war you just can't win.

Creation always involves building upon something else. There is no art that doesn't reuse. And there will be less art if every reuse is taxed by the appropriator.

Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies.

We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."

If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see fit.

A culture without property, or in which creators can't get paid, is anarchy, not freedom.

Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device.

Technology means you can now do amazing things easily; but you couldn't easily do them legally.

All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations.

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.

The body is living art. Your movement through time and space is art. A painter has brushes. You have your body.

It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?

First, do it. Second, do it well. Third, do it well and fast — that means you're a professional.

The best things in life are . . . Annoying.

The difficulty in living our religion is when we haven't totally made the commitment necessary.

Oh, what thoughts man might have had about the fact that God is in all creatures, and so might have reflected on the power and the wisdom of God in even the smallest flowers!

Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression.

Consider how wool is turned into an elegantly designed carpet by coming into contact with an intelligent person.