Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with …

- Esther Dyson

Dyson's Law: Do ask; don't lie.

- Esther Dyson

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to…

- Esther Dyson

When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles.

- Esther Dyson

We invented our computers in the '80s. We networked them together in the '90s. Now we're giving them eyes, ears and sensory organs. And we're asking …

- Esther Dyson

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

- Esther Dyson

But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility witho…

- Esther Dyson

Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government.…

- Esther Dyson

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

- Esther Dyson