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> [I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of web to be controlled between authors and readers, not advertiser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/i-d-like-the-reader-to-decide-if-he-is-willing-to-pay-minute-sums-for/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

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## More by Robert Cailliau

> [When we have all data online it will be great for humanity. It is a prerequisite to solving many problems that humankind faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/when-we-have-all-data-online-it-will-be-great-for-humanity-it-is-a/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [The forced influence of advertising has given us completely useless TV. You don't want that on the Net. But most on-line information providers need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/the-forced-influence-of-advertising-has-given-us-completely-useless/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [Since the web is totally worldwide, we need a set of behavioural rules, laws they are commonly called, that are accepted worldwide. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/since-the-web-is-totally-worldwide-we-need-a-set-of-behavioural-rules/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [To me, the biggest surprise is that Google still functions despite the explosion in the number of sites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/to-me-the-biggest-surprise-is-that-google-still-functions-despite-the/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [There was a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're in the middle of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/there-was-a-time-when-the-community-that-was-on-the-net-was/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [If I sign up for Facebook and want my account destroyed, it is impossible. They keep tabs on you; there will always be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/if-i-sign-up-for-facebook-and-want-my-account-destroyed-it-is/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [Because I'm a synesthete I see characters in colors and I perceive a W as green.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/because-i-m-a-synesthete-i-see-characters-in-colors-and-i-perceive-a/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [The Web is actually a coming together of three technologies, if you like: the hypertext, the personal computer, and the network. So, the network…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/the-web-is-actually-a-coming-together-of-three-technologies-if-you/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [I'm not on Twitter, nor Facebook, or LinkedIn, or any of these systems, because they suck in your soul and they will not let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/i-m-not-on-twitter-nor-facebook-or-linkedin-or-any-of-these-systems/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [We mustn't forget we chose the name 'WWW' before there was even one line of code written. We could do that because the Internet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/we-mustn-t-forget-we-chose-the-name-www-before-there-was-even-one/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [At one point, CERN was toying with patenting the World Wide Web.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/at-one-point-cern-was-toying-with-patenting-the-world-wide-web/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [What is hypertext? It is a method of giving a text more depth, structuring it, and letting the computer help you explore it. Links,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/what-is-hypertext-it-is-a-method-of-giving-a-text-more-depth/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [I'd like the reader to decide if he is willing to pay minute sums for content. I'd like the economics of web to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/i-d-like-the-reader-to-decide-if-he-is-willing-to-pay-minute-sums-for/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

> [If you operate a TV or radio station, you have to have a license. It has nothing to do with fundamental freedom. It has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-cailliau/if-you-operate-a-tv-or-radio-station-you-have-to-have-a-license-it/)

[Robert Cailliau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-cailliau/)

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