Steven Levy

“Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. That is a very powerful mission.”

“It's a basic principle of the Hacker Ethic that you should be able to create your own tools.”

“The great thing about the Internet is that you can be anyone you want to be. The bad thing is, so can everyone else.”

“Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.”

“A true hacker is not a criminal, but someone who loves to learn and explore.”

“Mistrust authority—promote decentralization.”

“Technology is not neutral. It is a force that shapes our lives, our values, and our society.”

“The most important thing about a technology is how it changes people.”

“Privacy is not a switch. It's not a choice. It is a human right.”

“The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner.”

“All information should be free.”

“What makes a journalist a good journalist is guts. The guts to ask the questions that are tough.”

“If you have a secret, the only way to keep it is to not tell anyone.”

“To be a hacker, you don't have to be a geek. You can be a musician, an artist, or a writer.”

“The Hacker Ethic: Access to computers--and anything which might teach you something about the way the world works--should be unlimited and total.”