It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology.

There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography that will stop major governments from reading your files.

Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.

More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk.

People often represent the weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems.

Security is a process, not a product.

If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can't get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different.

Don't make the mistake of thinking you're Facebook's customer, you're not - you're the product.

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

I’ve never done this before. I didn’t go to human bars. Mudslides aside, I’m not much of a drinker. Club people are not my people. Now, book-club people—

Life is a learning process.Learn from your mistakes.The lessons should motivates you to make better decisions.

Years, lovers, and glasses of wine. These are things that should never be counted.

History portrays everything as if it could not have come otherwise. History is on the side of what happened.

This life is a test-it is only a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received further instructions on where to go and what to do. Remember, this life is only a test.

But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me.

It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than high school. It's competitive, and that's what I most love about it.

If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.

The matter of who governs Zimbabwe is a matter that is in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe.

Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.