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A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems. ↗

— Wietse Venema

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So I saw that there was only me. There was only me who could worry about what was happening here, inside these walls of my life. Other people had their own worlds to worry about, and in the end, they had to fend for themselves, just like us. ↗

— Markus Zusak

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Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls. ↗

— Wietse Venema

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I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot. ↗

— Wietse Venema

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I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe that the consumer should have strong confidence in our food systems. ↗

— Ann Veneman

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I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon. ↗

— David James Elliott

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I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression. ↗

— Albert Ellis

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