List of Joichi Ito Quotes

I Don't Like The Word 'futurists.' I Think We Should Be 'nowists.'

I Definitely Feel Like My Blog Is Going Edgy To Broad And Boring.

The Idea Of Trying To Fight Against Extremism Was Written Off As Naive.

I Have Always Viewed My Role As A Sort Of Ambassador Or Bridge Between Groups To Help Provide A Dialog.

The Cost Of Assessing Risk Is Now Often Greater Than The Cost Of Failing.

I Talked About The Barriers Created By Monopolies. I Said That It Was The Role Of Government To Break Up These Monopolies And That We Couldn't Do It Alone.

If The Cost Of Figuring Out Whether To Do Something Is More Than Just Doing It, Then Just Do It!

You're Not Going To Be On Top Of Mountain All By Yourself With A #2 Pencil What We Need To Learn Is How To Learn.

Consent Of The Networked Will Become The Seminal Book Firmly Establishing The Responsibility Of Those Who Control The Architecture And The Politics Of The Network To The Citizens Who Inhabit Our New Digital World. Consent Of The Networked Should Be Required Reading For All Of Those Involved In Building Our Networked Future As Well As Those Who Live In It.

I Noticed That Democracy Was Broken And Tried To Work On Fixing That In Japan. Then I Realized That It Was Broken All Over The Place And Decided To Work On That Too.

When There Is A Huge Force Pressing Down On Freedoms, Sub-cultures With More Creativity And Power Are Likely To Form.

I Agree That It Is Not Just The Extremists Who Harbor Bad Thoughts Or Engage In Bad Acts, But They Are Usually The Source Of The Polarization And Try To Keep Education And Communication Of The Main Stream From Moving Forward.