In addition to their 'do no evil' motto, Googlers have always been guided by another, much less explicit philosophy: 'computational arrogance.'

The bigger the network, the harder it is to leave. Many users find it too daunting to start afresh on a new site, so they quietly consent to Facebook's privacy bullying.

You know, anyone who wears glasses, in one sense or another, is a cyborg.

The goal of privacy is not to protect some stable self from erosion but to create boundaries where this self can emerge, mutate, and stabilize.

I worry that as the problem-solving power of our technologies increases, our ability to distinguish between important and trivial or even non-existent problems diminishes.

As smart technologies become more intrusive, they risk undermining our autonomy by suppressing behaviors that someone somewhere has deemed undesirable.

Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims.

Smart technologies are not just disruptive; they can also preserve the status quo. Revolutionary in theory, they are often reactionary in practice.

As economic life relies more and more on the Internet, the potential for small bands of hackers to launch devastating attacks on the world economy is growing.

For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.

Information wants to eat brie.

You need to get out of your nest in order to fly.

A sea of dreams trapped in a span of pressed pages

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

David Frum has been saying - [Donald] Trump is all about conservatism as identity, not conservatism as ideology.

I've never said I'm immortal. I do believe in correct language. I'm eternal; I'm not immortal.

I don't rehash the past. It's my baggage. That's all. I accept things as they are.

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

Don't die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.

Do not try to paint the grandiose thing. Paint the commonplace so that it will be distinguished.