In principle the first thing on the stream would be my birth certificate, a little electronic version of that, my parents would put my school records…

- David Gelernter

Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity.

- David Gelernter

If this is the information age, what are we so well-informed about?

- David Gelernter

Really good ideas are always good beyond what you anticipated originally.

- David Gelernter

Computers make people stupid.

- David Gelernter

The "paperless office" is a bad idea because paper is one of the most useful and valuable media ever invented. "On paper" is a good place for informa…

- David Gelernter

While we bemoan the decline of literacy, computers discount words in favor of pictures and pictures in favor of video. While we fret about the decrea…

- David Gelernter

I think the universities as we know them will be dead in a future years. I'd like to see them replaced by something better, instead of something wors…

- David Gelernter

The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised - to notice that there is something funny going on.

- David Gelernter