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"The Internet is not just one thing, it's a collection of things - of numerous communications networks that all speak the same digital language."

"The Internet is not just one thing, it's a collection of things - of numerous communications networks that all speak the same digital language."

Jim Clark, American Businessman

Internet, Language

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"We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they're beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved."

"We judge on the basis of what somebody looks like, skin color, whether we think they're beautiful or not. That space on the Internet allows you to converse with somebody with none of those things involved."

bell hooks, American Critic

Internet, Skin, Space

58

"The Internet is a whole new world opening up."

"The Internet is a whole new world opening up."

Kenneth Edmonds, American Musician

Internet, World

50

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Internet, Options

48

"Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles."

"Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles."

Paul Samuelson, American Economist

Internet, Automobiles, Old, Will

47

"The internet is a great way to get on the net."

"The internet is a great way to get on the net."

Bob Dole, American Politician

46

"I'm an Internet junkie."

"I'm an Internet junkie."

Marion Jones, American Athlete

45

"No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming."

"No matter how much Bill Gates may claim otherwise, he missed the Internet, like a barreling freight train that he didn't hear or see coming."

Jim Clark, American Businessman

45

"Unlike the phone system, which is engineered around an application, the Internet layered model allows you to, in essence, separate applications from infrastructure."

"Unlike the phone system, which is engineered around an application, the Internet layered model allows you to, in essence, separate applications from infrastructure."

Michael K. Powell, American Politician

43

"Well, there's that girl on the Internet - although this isn't an example of someone who doesn't know they're on - but there's a girl on the Internet who posts one photograph every two minutes from her bedroom."

"Well, there's that girl on the Internet - although this isn't an example of someone who doesn't know they're on - but there's a girl on the Internet who posts one photograph every two minutes from her bedroom."

Peter Weir, Australian Director

Internet, Example

43

"I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email."

"I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email."

Nora Roberts, American Author

Internet, Now, Research

43

"I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well."

"I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well."

Anne McCaffrey, American Author

Internet, Fans, Information, Talk

42

"I'm obsessed with shopping. I'll get these urges to buy, like to shop for stuff on the Internet. I search for all kinds of weird gizmos I could get."

"I'm obsessed with shopping. I'll get these urges to buy, like to shop for stuff on the Internet. I search for all kinds of weird gizmos I could get."

Tom Felton, English Actor

41

"For me that's what's fascinating about the internet, that aggregate thing."

"For me that's what's fascinating about the internet, that aggregate thing."

Colin Greenwood, British Musician

41

"The web site and the Internet are a whole new ball game."

"The web site and the Internet are a whole new ball game."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

40

"There's something on the Internet called the White Resistance Manual. It's pretty much for white supremacists."

"There's something on the Internet called the White Resistance Manual. It's pretty much for white supremacists."

Sherman Austin, American Activist

Internet, Pretty

40

"I don't even own my own name on the internet - somebody else bought it."

"I don't even own my own name on the internet - somebody else bought it."

Cat Deeley, English Celebrity

40

"In seven to ten years video traffic on the Internet will exceed data and voice traffic combined."

"In seven to ten years video traffic on the Internet will exceed data and voice traffic combined."

Bob Metcalfe, American Scientist

Internet, Voice, Will, Years

40

"Human beings are human beings. They say what they want, don't they? They used to say it across the fence while they were hanging wash. Now they just say it on the Internet."

"Human beings are human beings. They say what they want, don't they? They used to say it across the fence while they were hanging wash. Now they just say it on the Internet."

Dennis Miller, American Comedian

Internet, Now, Want

39

"Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world."

"Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world."

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese Actress

Internet, News, Rest, Today

39

"The internet will catastrophically collapse in 1996."

"The internet will catastrophically collapse in 1996."

Robert Metcalfe, American Inventor

39

"AT&T will not block access to the public Internet or degrade service, period."

"AT&T will not block access to the public Internet or degrade service, period."

Edward Whitacre, Jr., American Businessman

Internet, Public, Service, Will

39

"The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind."

"The Internet provides a delivery system for pathological states of mind."

Phillip Adams, Australian Writer

Internet, Mind, States

38

"If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check."

"If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

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"I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism."

"I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Internet, Journalism, Plagiarism, States

38

"I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation."

"I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation."

Judy Collins, American Musician

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"You have to keep in mind that we don't run Windows, we don't have disks, we don't do Internet."

"You have to keep in mind that we don't run Windows, we don't have disks, we don't do Internet."

John Campbell, American Editor

Internet, Mind, Windows

37

"All three networks have always had a morning show but now cable of course is taking some of that audience away and a variety of other things, probably the Internet as well."

"All three networks have always had a morning show but now cable of course is taking some of that audience away and a variety of other things, probably the Internet as well."

Katie Couric, American Journalist

Internet, Now, Variety

37

"The Internet lives where anyone can access it."

"The Internet lives where anyone can access it."

Vinton Cerf, American Inventor

36

"The Internet feeds off the main press, and the main press feeds off the Internet. They're working in tandem."

"The Internet feeds off the main press, and the main press feeds off the Internet. They're working in tandem."

Matt Drudge, American Celebrity

Internet, Press

36

"Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet?"

"Who needs fan mail when you have the Internet?"

Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese Musician

Internet, Mail, Needs

36

"I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face."

"I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet rather than face to face."

Bernard Cornwell, British Novelist

35

"In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we're way more explicit than we've ever been."

"In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on the Internet, and on public-affairs shows or talk radio, we're way more explicit than we've ever been."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

Internet, Media, Public, Talk

34

"In Japan, they have TV sets in cars right now, where you can punch up traffic routes, weather, everything! You can get Internet access already in cars in Japan, so within the next 2 to 3 years it's gonna be so crazy!"

"In Japan, they have TV sets in cars right now, where you can punch up traffic routes, weather, everything! You can get Internet access already in cars in Japan, so within the next 2 to 3 years it's gonna be so crazy!"

Glenn Danzig, American Musician

Internet, Now, Right, Weather

34

"One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate."

"One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate."

Vince McMahon, American Entertainer

Internet, Problems

33

"There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet."

"There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet."

Mark Kennedy, American Politician

Internet, Kids, Statistics

33

"Pictures get manipulated, pictures get dropped into accounts. We've asked an internet security firm and a law firm to take a hard look at this to come up with a conclusion about what happened and to make sure it doesn't happen again."

"Pictures get manipulated, pictures get dropped into accounts. We've asked an internet security firm and a law firm to take a hard look at this to come up with a conclusion about what happened and to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Anthony Weiner, American Politician

Internet, Law, Security

33

"We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution."

"We're still in the first minutes of the first day of the Internet revolution."

Scott Cook, American Businessman

Internet, Day, First, Revolution

33

"Uncollected sales taxes on Internet purchases cost the states more than $16 billion in 2001."

"Uncollected sales taxes on Internet purchases cost the states more than $16 billion in 2001."

Bill Delahunt, American Politician

Internet, Sales, States, Taxes

33

"The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it."

"The internet to me is kind of like a black hole, and I never really go on it."

Jennifer Lawrence, American Actress

33

"I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com."

"I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

Internet, Now, Publishing, Self

33

"Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion."

"Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion."

Vinton Cerf, American Inventor

Internet, Today, Will

33

"I read on the Internet that I was dead."

"I read on the Internet that I was dead."

Fiona Apple, American Musician

32

"In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate."

"In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate."

Daniel J. Bernstein, American Mathematician

31

"Once the smoke of the market crash clears off, you know, the Internet will pick back up and go. Take a look at what's happening to some of the big companies like eBay and Yahoo, the publicly traded stocks. You know, they're all coming back up off the mat now."

"Once the smoke of the market crash clears off, you know, the Internet will pick back up and go. Take a look at what's happening to some of the big companies like eBay and Yahoo, the publicly traded stocks. You know, they're all coming back up off the mat now."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

Internet, Now, Will

31

"I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet advertisers."

"I believe 'credibility' is one of the biggest issues yet to be addressed by Internet advertisers."

Jef I. Richards, American Professor

31

"I'm a babe in the woods when it comes to the Internet."

"I'm a babe in the woods when it comes to the Internet."

Peter Benchley, American Author

31

"Those who are seeking ways to tap into the potential of e-mail will find themselves in a position to capitalize on the pending explosion in Internet usage."

"Those who are seeking ways to tap into the potential of e-mail will find themselves in a position to capitalize on the pending explosion in Internet usage."

Alexander Haig, American Public Servant

Internet, Potential, Will

31

"The rock sitting on the shelf has potential because it can fall-it's the same way with the Internet. It has this potential. It's not really doing it yet, but it's about to."

"The rock sitting on the shelf has potential because it can fall-it's the same way with the Internet. It has this potential. It's not really doing it yet, but it's about to."

Michael Nesmith, American Musician

Internet, Potential

30

"You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn't have the Internet."

"You mentioned Ross Perot. Mr. Perot jumped into the race at the last minute, had one issue that he ran on, the budget deficit, was in and out of the race a couple of times, and still got 20 million votes, didn't have the Internet."

Hamilton Jordan, American Civil Servant

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