Bruce Schneier

Quotes

• “Anyone, from the most clueless amateur to the best cryptographer, can create an algorithm that he himself can't break.”

• “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.”

• “Digital files cannot be made uncopyable, any more than water can be made not wet.”

• “Elections serve two purposes. The first, and obvious, purpose is to accurately choose the winner. But the second is equally important: to convince the loser.”

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