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- Nov 07, 2020
Secret Quotes
On secrets, privacy, and what people choose to keep hidden.
One notable quote here argues that real security software should never depend on keeping its code secret in the first place - a point still debated in tech circles. See also Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
The secret to fundraising comes down to three magic words: before, more, and strategic.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
There certainly is no secret in that there are plenty of people who don't like plenty of my movies. Each one of my films is personal; each one of my films is emotionally autobiographical. And I like directors who do that. With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in the film.
- The Right Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The secret to adulthood is that 99% of the time, you actually know the right thing to do. Adults make it hard when they are deciding whether to do the right thing.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since most cyberwar is conducted covertly, governments avoid any public acknowledgment of their own abilities and shy away from engaging in any sort of 'cyber diplomacy.' Statecraft conducted in secret fails to create public norms for deterrence.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am extremely interested in how people negotiate catastrophe, not because I'm morbidly interested in it but because I'm interested in the secret of resilience; that's what I'm always exploring in the stories and the novels.
- Love Is
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- Nov 07, 2020
Love is the terrible secret people are suspected of unless they're married, then one always suspects they don't.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
People ask what the secret of a happy marriage is. If there is one, it's 'don't talk about it.'
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
For Secret Santa a few years ago, I bought one of the lads I used to play with a block of cheese.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
- Nov 07, 2020