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Now everyone has a license to speak, it's a question of who gets heard. — Aaron Swartz

Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb? — Aaron Swartz

Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit. — Aaron Swartz

Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives. — Aaron Swartz

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy. — Aaron Swartz

Assume nobody else has any idea what they're doing, either. — Aaron Swartz

There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously. — Aaron Swartz

No, you can't force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that's enough. — Aaron Swartz

Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet. — Aaron Swartz

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them. — Aaron Swartz

I have developed my most meaningful relationships online. None of them live within driving distance. None of them are about my own age. — Aaron Swartz

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in. — Aaron Swartz

The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community. — Aaron Swartz

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously. — Aaron Swartz

I don't want to be happy. I just want to change the world. — Aaron Swartz

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past. — Aaron Swartz

Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse. — Aaron Swartz

I first met Jimbo Wales, the face of Wikipedia, when he came to speak at Stanford. — Aaron Swartz

The adults were completely wrong. — Aaron Swartz

We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks. — Aaron Swartz

There is no justice in following unjust laws. — Aaron Swartz

Now, as far as I know, nobody has ever put up the U.S.'s nuclear missiles on the Internet. I mean, it's not something I've heard about. — Aaron Swartz

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you? — Aaron Swartz

At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools are the result of that, not the cause. — Aaron Swartz

Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you. — Aaron Swartz

Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act. — Aaron Swartz

Say yes to everything. — Aaron Swartz

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. — Aaron Swartz

Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds. — Aaron Swartz

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused. — Aaron Swartz

Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity. — Aaron Swartz

Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less. — Aaron Swartz