We all know that the internet is a powerful tool with vast potential for knowledge and communication. But sometimes it’s nice to take a break from work and reflect on the funny, profound, or simply ridiculous things that people have said about it. Below you’ll find a compilation of some of our favorite internet quotes- from entrepreneurs and regular folk alike.

1. It definitely changed the game. I happen to be in the game around [the time] when the internet kicked in. — Young Jeezy

2. The truth is I’ve been doing Kickstarter before there was Kickstarter; there was no Internet. Social Media was writing letters, making phone calls, beating the bushes. — Spike Lee

3. I’ll hide it on the Internet — Taylor Young

4. I live on the Internet. — Quincy Jones

5. It’s difficult for people to separate us, the internet wants to freeze this moment in time and constantly repeat it. — Selena Gomez

6. I remember a time where Trolls were a fictitious monster from fairy tales, not arseholes on the internet looking for attention. — Robert O’Sullivan

7. The Internet has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we learn about the world and the way we conduct business. — Ron Wyden

8. I remember a time where Trolls were a fictitious monster from fairy tales, not arseholes on the internet looking for attention. — Robert O’Sullivan

9. Like anything else, you can use the Internet for good or ill. You can get out of it what you want to. There’s no evil about it. The way I see it, it’s a liberation. — Willie Nelson

10. I always watch the French news on the Internet while having my breakfast. — Sigrid Agren

11. I’d rather use Windows and Internet Explorer in Hell than I’d use Linux and Mozilla Firefox in Heaven! — Steve Ballmer

12. I feel like I’m a child of the Internet, and the Internet has raised me, and its jokes might not be appropriate at certain times. So, I keep them locked inside. — Naomi Osaka

13. Valentine’s day without your love is like a year without the Internet. — Santosh Kalwar

14. I always had a big fan base on the Internet, but it wasn’t as a rapper. It was just as, ‘Nahmir.’ — Ybn Nahmir

15. Technology really has turned out to be a wonderful thing. . . . So Americans really are tuning in in positive ways on the Internet. — William J. Clinton

16. Internet has grown to not only touch humans in a physical sense but also in an emotional sense. — Santosh Kalwar, Conceptualizing and measuring human anxiety on the Internet

17. I think that the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. — Milton Friedman

18. The 2 greatest equalizers in life: Education and the Internet. — Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

19. When the Internet first came, I thought it was just the beacon of freedom. People could communicate with anyone, anywhere, and nobody could stop it. — Steve Wozniak

20. Won’t it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e–mail us? — William J. Clinton

21. Lord knows, if it’s on the internet, it’s got to be true! — Shawn Michaels

22. The Internet…is a series of tubes. — Theodore Stevens

23. One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate. — Vince McMahon

24. Access to science is greater than ever before. There are more vehicles out there that grant the public access to science. Not to mention the Internet. — Neil Degrasse Tyson

25. The internet and online communication is the window into your world–but real life, in person communication / connection is the door. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

26. The internet is not for sissies. — Paul Vixie

27. Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to internet start–ups. — Tom Allen

28. The Open Internet principles were not legal rules adopted by the FCC they were effectively a press statement posted on the FCC website. — Marvin Ammori

29. I was Patient Zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet. — Monica Lewinsky

30. The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes. — Milton Friedman

31. Free basic internet access should be like dialing 911 in the US or 100 in India. — Mark Zuckerberg

32. ‘it doesn’t matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don’t appreciate your genius for inventing the internet–””You invented the inte’ — Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

33. People equated burning CDs with theft. That’s not what burning CDs is. Theft is about acquiring the music from the Internet. — Steve Jobs

34. Every year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their ‘patriotism.’ — Rebecca MacKinnon

35. Saving the Internet requires a greater sense of shared ownership and fewer bystanders accepting whatever today’s Internet has to offer. — Mitchell Baker

36. As a writer I have to find platforms that can use this writing process. The internet is one of them. — Paulo Coelho

37. There’re people all over the world that have access to Suicide Silence because of the internet and everyone that listens to you has a better chance to paying to see you play. — Mitch Lucker

38. Some people are on the internet and seeking attention, and geoffrey owens ”s just the antithesis of that, so i felt like, ‘ oh my god, could you imagine ?’. — nicki minaj

39. Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It’s an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles. — Paul A. Samuelson

40. I think that the Internet–and I do love the free flow of ideas on the ‘Net–is like the wild west of the information world. — Vince McMahon

41. I’ve got mates who have got married through meeting on Internet dating sites, so it really can work out–even if sometimes it does go disastrously wrong. — Sheridan Smith

42. Our big goal should be to make connection to the Internet as common as connection to telephones is today. — William J. Clinton

43. Technology really has turned out to be a wonderful thing. . . . So Americans really are tuning in in positive ways on the Internet. — William J. Clinton

44. Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. — Mitchell Kapor

45. There is a significant momentum behind the social Internet. A wide range of public investors were very enthusiastic about that. — Yuri Milner

46. Free basic internet access should be like dialing 911 in the US or 100 in India. — Mark Zuckerberg

47. A great problem of the internet is how to filter information, how to discard what is not relevant or what is silly and to keep only the important information. — Umberto Eco

48. Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach; those who can’t teach, police grammar on the Internet. — Ruadhán J. McElroy

49. The internet is something created largely by public funding. — Noam Chomsky

50. So rather than face the bitter truth, China has placed severe restrictions on the Internet and enlisted America’s high–tech companies as their Internet police. — Tom Lantos

Internet can be a powerful tool for communication and knowledge. It can bring people together, help us learn new things, and revolutionize the way we do business. It can also be a source of great inspiration. The following quotes capture some of the best thoughts about the internet and its potential. They remind us that the internet is a powerful tool that can be used for good, and that it can help us reach our goals, no matter how lofty they may be. Let these words of wisdom inspire you to make the most of the internet and use it for good.