If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.

People dont want to talk about death, just like they dont want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear.

I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.

Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.

The whole idea that what is not normal should be kept secret - that's really distasteful to me.

What is right, what is wrong, how can anyone say? I view very, very, few things as Right with a capital R.

I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.

When I'm not supposed to do something, it becomes more attractive to me.

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders

I was fairly solitary. I didn't like structured learning. People didn't seem to be my cup of tea.

At that moment, beauty itself struck me as a kind of painful melancholy.

In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.

The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.

So let the storm rage. Let the storm rage.

A part of control is learning to correct your weaknesses.

There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix

To be right is the most terrific personal state that nobody is interested in.

When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.

Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.

Whatever has overstepped its due bounds is always in a state of instability.