61 Quotes by Joichi Ito

I think it's important to remember that Hitler was human and that we always need to be aware of the risk allowing anyone to have so much power.

Korea has an extremely vibrant gaming, blogging, mobile phone and youth culture scene and I was eager to find out more about what was going on.

Blogging was another important way of solving the freedom of expression and flow of information I was after and there was Six Apart.

An open network is more important for democracy than the right to bear arms and the right to vote. Voice is more important than votes.

I still believe that there are definitely costs to anonymity, but stifling anonymous speech is a huge cost to democracy.

I fear that my jokes will be misinterpreted and the irony lost. I fear that someone will take offense. I fear that a post will sound boastful.

However, as I read criticisms in the comments and on other blogs about what I write, I have become increasingly sensitive about what I say here.

Education is something that other people do to you. Learning is something you do for yourself.

The cost of assessing risk is now often greater than the cost of failing.