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We in science are spoiled by the success of mathematics. Mathemati

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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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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Politics
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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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Technology
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In Israel, a land lacking in natural resources, we learned to appreciate our greatest national advantage: our minds. Through creativity and innovation, we transformed barren deserts into flourishing fields and pioneered new frontiers in science and technology. – Shimon Peres

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The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them. – William Lawrence Bragg

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I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then Id go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories. – Kevin J. Anderson

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I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research. – Sarah Zettel

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I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business and who abuse it. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, although there are plenty of others, too. They are the most blessed people in the world, and they dont appreciate it. – Betty White

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Television is simply automated daydreaming. – Lee Loevinger

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At some point, you cant lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help. – Vinton Cerf

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