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

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.

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

Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.

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.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Sooner or later everything will turn to dust - except love

If I win several tournaments in a row I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it under its roof.

I enjoy living life and I enjoy going to different restaurants and eating my way through a country and going to different museums and learning about different cultures.

Your friend is your needs answered.

I've had them both, and I don't think much of either.

The secret to success is written on the doors of this auditorium. One side says 'Push,' the other side says 'Pull.

I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.

Men and statues that are admired ire an elevated situation have a very different effect upon us when we approach them; the first appear less than we imagined them, the last bigger.