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

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

"No one can duplicate the confidence that RSA offers after 20 years of cryptanalytic review."

"The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time."

"When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next."

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

"It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state."

"People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them."