I'm a member of that half of the human race which is inclined to divide the human race into two kinds of people. My dividing line runs between the people who crave certainty and the people who trust chance. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
If someone like Karl Rove had wanted to neutralize the most creative, intelligent, and passionate members of his opposition, he'd have a hard time coming up with a better tool than Burning Man. Exile them to the wilderness, give them… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
There are a lot of kids out there copying and distributing movies - not because they care about seeing the movies or sharing them… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
“the first responsibility of a human being is to be a better ancestor.” — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
The real issue is control. The Internet is too widespread to be easily dominated by any single government. By creating a seamless global economic… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles, and our time together was filled with the events… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I'm a member of that half of the human race which is inclined to divide the human race into two kinds of people. My… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I ... believe that angels, or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Any powerful technology has sauce for the goose and the gander... It's just an extension of humanity. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Art is a service, not a product. Created beauty is a relationship, and a relationship with the Holy at that. Reducing such work to… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
