(State Security may not have been full of computer geniuses, but still, I had to be careful). - Wael Ghonim

The Internet is not a virtual world inhabited by avatars. It is a means of communication that offers people in the physical world a method to organize, act, and promote ideas and awareness.

أحياناً أشعر أننا كمصريين تربينا على الخوف من الوقوع فى قبضة الشرطة السرية أكثر من الموت ذاته

I stressed that I did not want to be treated like a hero. I was only one member of the revolutionary masses who had fulfilled his duty towards his country. It was easy to write, rant, and mobilize people using the internet. The real heroes of this revolution were the people who had died and been injured.