Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.

When it comes to professionalism, it makes sense to talk about being professional in IT. Standards are vital so that IT professionals can provide systems that last.

The most important thing that was new was the idea of URI-or URL, that any piece of information anywhere should have an identifier, which will allow you to get hold of it.

It's difficult to imagine the power that you're going to have when so many different sorts of data are available.

Web users ultimately want to get at data quickly and easily. They don't care as much about attractive sites and pretty design.

That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.