McGeorge Bundy Quotes

Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

There are security risks not only from information falling into the wrong hands, but also from information failing to find its way into the right hands. The government’s current approach to protecting classified information does not recognize this risk from failing to share

Throwing money after security turns out to be a classic example of the law of diminishing marginal utility.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

To prevent the theft of 'Ben-Hur's sets, guards were prowling the back lot long after production had been shut down.

And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

Investing in renter's insurance is hugely worthwhile. It protects you from a whole load of financial pitfalls around your home. Your home should be the center of your sense of security - not the cause of you losing financial security.

I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy.

The nature of this new endeavor is such that under no circumstances should the existence of the program be made known outside the Bureau and appropriate within-office security should be afforded to sensitive operations and techniques considered under the program.

We cannot protect everything, all of the time.

Though secrecy in diplomacy is occasionally unavoidable, it has its perils ... Publicity may cause some losses, but may avert some misfortunes.

Nobody gets security from a piece of paper.

Nothing on paper; paper can be lost or stolen or simply inherited by the wrong people; if you want to keep something secret, don't write it down.

The Seven Elevens in downtown Houston are better protected than the largest oil refinery in the world.

It does not matter how frequently something succeeds if failure is too costly to bear.

The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards -- and even then I have my doubts.

If I were to publicly give away my secrets, I'd be dumb. I am an intelligent woman who is focused on the prize.

A startup job is an investment, after all: Venture capitalists may wager money, but you're staking something more precious - your time. And unlike VCs, you can't spread your risk by betting on a bunch of companies at once. Start with TAM. That's 'total addressable market,' and if it's not big enough, there's no point in talking.

I don't do manbags! But don't flaunt your money, your most expensive camera or your best watch. And don't use a cashpoint in the middle of nowhere, or carry anything loose; it might get stolen by someone racing past on a scooter.

I'd say it's that most people think that very wealthy people take huge risks and that's why they have huge rewards. But the very best on earth are completely obsessed with not losing money. That sounds overly simplistic, but they know that if you lost 50 percent, it takes 100 percent to get even. Most people don't make that math in their head, so it takes years and years. They are obsessed with not losing money.

The definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.

I tend to wear a coat more for the fact that I worry if I'm going to get drunk, I'm going to get pickpocketed. And a coat goes over your pockets so it's harder for someone to get their hand in and steal your phone or wallet out of your pocket. It's an unnecessary level of thinking that may lessen the enjoyment you have out of life.

The only real security is in having lots of opportunity. But risk is the price to pay for opportunity. And risk is scary.