Perspective Quotes by Daniel J. Bernstein

I thank God for not making me a computer scientist.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

I won't be satisfied until I've put the entire security industry out of work.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

I do engineering, not religion.

— Daniel J. Bernstein

Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.

— Daniel J. Bernstein