Quote by Whitfield Diffie
People meet in bars after work all over the world and talk about t

People meet in bars after work all over the world and talk about the great problems of life and death and the world and politics and they dont take themselves seriously. They can do nothing else except chat about these things in bars after work. – Whitfield Diffie

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I understood the importance in principle of public key cryptography but its all moved much faster than I expected. I did not expect it to be a mainstay of advanced communications technology. – Whitfield Diffie

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We in science are spoiled by the success of mathematics. Mathematics is the study of problems so simple that they have good solutions. – Whitfield Diffie

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Living in Washington, you cant take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for political hacks who say things they dont believe because they get paid to. – Tucker Carlson

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I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister. – Emma Bonino

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