Vint Cerf

Computer Science American 1943 398 quotes

Co-inventor of TCP/IP, father of the Internet

Quotes by Vint Cerf

The Internet is a powerful tool for education, but it also presents new challenges for learning.

Various interviews and speeches

We need to think about the Internet as a public utility, not just a commercial enterprise.

Various interviews and speeches

The Internet is a global conversation, and we need to ensure all voices can be heard.

Various interviews and speeches

We need to build a more resilient and trustworthy Internet for the future.

Various interviews and speeches

The Internet is a testament to the power of decentralized systems.

Various interviews and speeches

We need to ensure that the Internet remains a force for good in the world.

Various interviews and speeches

The Internet is a complex adaptive system, and we need to understand its emergent properties.

Various interviews and speeches

We need to think about the Internet as a global nervous system.

Various interviews and speeches

The Internet is a powerful tool for economic development, but it also creates new challenges for labor.

Various interviews and speeches

We need to ensure that the Internet is a safe and inclusive space for everyone.

Various interviews and speeches

We knew we were building a system that would be used by people who weren't in the room, and that we would never meet.

Various Interviews

The Internet is a reflection of our society and that mirror is going to be reflecting what we see. If we do not like what we see in that mirror the problem is not to fix the mirror, we have to fix society.

Speech

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.

Attributed remark

We are at an inflection point in the history of computing and communications.

Speech

If you want to do something really important in your life, find a hard problem and work on it.

Advice to students

The Internet was not designed for security, it was designed for functionality.

Interview

I worry about my e-mail. I worry about the Internet. I worry about the power of the technology we have created and whether we are mature enough to handle it.

Interview

The great thing about the Internet is that it enables collaboration on a scale never before possible.

Speech

Technology is a tool, and like any tool, it can be used for good or ill.

Speech

The future of the Internet is limited only by our imagination.

Speech