Security through obscurity (or through litigation)

The DMCA imposes a serious restriction on the freedom of speech. The DMCA makes it illegal to talk about certain security systems. The equivalent law for non-digital protection systems would make it illegal to warn people about a cheap and very weak door lock being installed on their houses because criminals could also use that same information.
-- Niels Ferguson, "Censorship in action: why I don't publish my HDCP results," The Risks Digest, Volume 21: Issue 61

To err is human

You learn from your mistakes, but there are too many mistakes to make them all yourself. That's why we publish. We share our knowledge with others, so that they don't have to repeat the same mistake.
-- Niels Ferguson, "Censorship in action: why I don't publish my HDCP results," The Risks Digest, Volume 21: Issue 61

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs. If you are afraid to fail, then you should go and become a banker.
-- Yossi Vardi, a well-known Israel's technology investor. "A Conversation with Yossi Vardi," BusinessWeek, January 2, 2008.

Eager to please

I don't look at business plans. After 38 years I've found that 100% of business plans say that their idea is very good. I think they are useless. I also don't like PowerPoint presentations. I don't think you can judge the validity of an idea. Maybe someone else is working on the exact same thing elsewhere. I found the more I liked the idea the bigger my losses were. Falling in love with an idea makes your vision blurry. I don't like demonstrations because the young guys showing me are so enthusiastic they think it is the greatest thing in the world—at least in their life, and if you don't fake an orgasm, they go away very disappointed.
-- Yossi Vardi, a well-known Israel's technology investor. "A Conversation with Yossi Vardi," BusinessWeek, January 2, 2008.

Music to my ears

Technology is like a piano. You need to have it to create music but you really need the pianist.
-- Yossi Vardi, a well-known Israel's technology investor. "A Conversation with Yossi Vardi," BusinessWeek, January 2, 2008.

To the bitter end!

"Some Malaysians can be said to be 'holier than thou'. This means they are all ulama. So, I think if I continue to hold positions in the party or Government, this will be a burden to the Government and party, especially in the context of Islam Hadhari."
-- Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who resigned from all government and political positions over the recent sex video scandal. "‘People wanted me to quit’," TheStar, January 3, 2008.

(I have always liked this man. His Malay is impeccable. He has a strong track record and he tends to make sense when he speak. However, if I read what he said above correctly, he seems to be disparaging Islam Hadhari when he juxtaposed that term with ulama and "holier than thou". Maybe I shouldn't be reading too much into the words of a frustrated man?)