Vint Cerf quotes

Vint Cerf is an American computer scientist, widely recognized as one of the "fathers of the Internet." His work played a pivotal role in the development of TCP/IP protocols, which form the backbone of modern internet communication. He continues to influence technology policy and is an advocate for accessible global connectivity. Here are 43 of his quotes:

We will have more Internet, larger numbers of users, more mobile access, more speed, more things online and more appliances we can control over the Internet. (Vint Cerf)
The computer would do anything you programmed it to do. View quote
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So, for me, working with larger companies has often been very satisfying, precisely because of the ability of bringing critical mass to bear on a given effort. View quote
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There is an underlying, fundamental reliance on the Internet, which continues to grow in the number of users, country penetration and both fixed and wireless broadband access. View quote
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There was something amazingly enticing about programming. View quote
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But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves. View quote
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The Internet lives where anyone can access it. View quote
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Today we have 1 billion users on the Net. By 2010 we will have maybe 2 billion. View quote
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We had no idea that this would turn into a global and public infrastructure. View quote
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First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense. View quote
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We live in a very complex world. (Vint Cerf)
Their Internet usage is growing very rapidly, and even they can do the math: If everyone in China needed an IPv4 address - just one - this country would use up one third of the entire public IP address space. View quote
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Instant messaging and chat rooms have basically created a level playing field for deaf people. View quote
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There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around. View quote
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Movie distribution may very well have migrated fully to digital form by then, making a huge dent in the need to print film and physically distribute content. View quote
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Although I've had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them. View quote
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In the larger companies, you have this tendency to get top-down direction. View quote
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The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down. View quote
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My reaction to a lot of the current situation that we're in is based in part on a serious concern that the present administration's course ignores reality. View quote
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There's a tremendous amount of energy in Japan and, increasingly, in China. View quote
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What is special about VOIP is that it's just another thing you can do on the Internet, whereas it is the only thing - or nearly the only thing with the exception of the dial-up modem and fax - that you can do on the public switched telephone network. (Vint Cerf)
I was very nervous about going up to teach at Stanford and very nervous even about going to ARPA. View quote
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We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily. View quote
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There has been a substitution of ideology for fact and scientific and engineering data in this administration. View quote
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At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help. View quote
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Vint Cerf

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Photo: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Scientist
Born: June 23, 1943
Quotes count: 43

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