” One of the things that characterizes good intellectual work is a certain self-importance. “
” Two people can work on a problem better than one. “
” Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don’t make that distinction very much. “
” 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 don’t take themselves seriously. They can do nothing else except chat about these things in bars after work. “
” I really believe in the radical viewpoint. And I have always believed that one’s politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable. “
” Intellectual work is essentially a lonely process, and if you can find a way of doing something so that you’re in company without being disturbed, that, for me, is the critical thing. I often get to feel isolated so often if I’m sitting either where there aren’t people or isn’t a view. “
” In a sense, communications networks can be defined entirely by who has cryptographic keys, and I think a lot of networks will work that way in the future. “
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