Quotes by John Patrick

• The target market is for people who have not been entrenched in Web culture.
• IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments.
• There are still a lot of cases in the world where you order something and then you see 'Delivery will be in 8-12 weeks.' This is because of the faxes and forms that still exist.
• Everything is relative. Is the Internet fast? Not for most people. Is it always on? Yes, for cable modem and DSL users but that represents a tiny percentage of users.
• I don't feel any older now than when I was 70.
• Many dotcoms recruited people from existing companies who were quite experienced in finance, marketing, distribution and other disciplines but not necessarily experienced in the Web culture.
• Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.