Quote by Whitfield Diffie
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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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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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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Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now. – James Lovelock

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This means that to entrust to science – or to deliberate control according to scientific principles – more than scientific method can achieve may have deplorable effects. – Friedrich August von Hayek

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The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection. – Mike Johanns

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Facts are not science – as the dictionary is not literature. – Martin H. Fischer

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For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press3. – Alice Kahn

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God has editing rights over our prayers. He will… edit them, correct them, bring them in line with His will and then hand them back to us to be resubmitted. – Stephen Crotts

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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. – Naguib Mahfouz

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