We must all rise to the challenge to demonstrate that security and prosperity in the Internet age are not only compatible with liberty, they ultimately depend on it.

In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.

The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.

The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and ... the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Microsoft, Yahoo and others are helping to institutionalize and legitimize the integration of censorship into the global IT business model.

Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

Shibuya is a trendy part of Tokyo where young people come to meet and have a good time.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.

We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.

The way we talk and our behavior should reflect positively on God.

I will tell everyone I know to come [to the library]. This place saves lives.

Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the winners perfect the little things.

I'm not even really a joke-teller. I can do ad-lib and banter, but I don't do jokes.

While America may be a nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms.

I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.

I want to go to Sierra Leone with something - whether it's some sort of contribution to healthcare, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.

Don't pity me now, don't pity me never; I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever.

Courage is leaning into the doubts and fears to do what you know is right even when it doesn't feel natural or safe.

Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.