69 Quotes by Aaron Swartz

Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either.

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.

Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.

Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit.

We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks.

I'm not such a nuisance to the world, and the kick I get out of living can, I suppose, justify the impositions I make on it. But when life isn't so fun, well, then I start to wonder. What's the point of going on if it's just trouble for us both? My friends will miss me, I am told.

When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though she sits there specifically so that she may be interrupted, even though being interrupted for reasons like this by people like me is her very job.

I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age.

Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.