Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the World Wide Web

Contemporary influential 155 sayings

Sayings by Tim Berners-Lee

My biggest hope for the web is that it will continue to be a tool for good, for collaboration, and for understanding.

2019 — Interview with 'Time' magazine
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The web is not just technology; it's humanity connected.

2017 — Tweet
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I never thought the web would grow to be this big. It's amazing.

2019 — Interview with 'CNBC'
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The web is a powerful tool, and with great power comes great responsibility.

2016 — Speech at a technology conference
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I'm worried about the fragmentation of the web, the way it's being broken up into different services.

2019 — Interview with 'The Guardian'
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The web is still young. It's still evolving. We have to shape its future.

2018 — Speech at a web conference
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The web is a public resource, and it needs to be protected.

2019 — Open Letter on the Web's 30th Birthday
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I never patented the web because I wanted it to be free and open for everyone.

Ongoing — Various interviews
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We need to build a web that is truly for everyone, where everyone has a voice.

2019 — Speech at a global conference
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The web is a living thing. It's constantly changing and growing.

2020 — Interview on a podcast
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I'm an optimist about the web, but we have to be vigilant.

2019 — Interview with 'Wired'
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The web is a global brain, and we need to make sure it's a healthy one.

2017 — Speech at a technology event
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The web is a vast experiment in human communication.

1999 — Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by its Inventor
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The web is not about technology, it's about people.

Ongoing — Various interviews
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I'm constantly surprised by what people do with the web.

2019 — Interview on 'BBC Radio'
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The web is a tool for creativity, for innovation, for change.

2018 — Speech at a university
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We need to teach people to be digitally literate, to understand how the web works.

2019 — Interview with 'The Economist'
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The web is a reflection of our collective intelligence.

2017 — Speech at a global forum
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The web is a collaborative project, and we all have a role to play in its future.

2019 — Open Letter on the Web's 30th Birthday
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I believe in the power of the web to transform lives.

2018 — Interview with 'Forbes'
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