Bruce Schneier Quotes

We cannot afford no security, but we also cannot afford total security.

Some in Washington say that you have to trade your liberty for security.

If the concern is security, there needs to be evidence-backed policies to increase security and safety, while maintaining our liberties and freedoms. Policies that clamp down on freedoms and don't increase security empirically need to be outright rejected.

You don't trade in the devil you know for the one you don't know.

After 9/11, we had to look at the world differently. After 9/11, we had to recognize that when we saw a threat, we must take it seriously before it comes to hurt us. In the old days we'd see a threat, and we could deal with it if we felt like it or not. But 9/11 changed it all.

Before going into a room, make sure you can get out again.

We all want security …. But we don’t need to simplify the debate to such an extent that we simply say we have to give up our liberties.

It’s important to recognize that you can’t have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience.

Stopping people you don’t trust is an essential ingredient. It is part of owning and governing the territory you’re patrolling

A security program where everything that is technical possible is done, undermines trust and in the long run produces less security.

There is a cost to every decision, and whether or not you impose a public health order has costs to industry and the public.

We continually evaluate the world situation, and we not infrequently make changes to aviation security. We either step it up or we feel sometimes we're in a position to dial it back, and so this is something that happens periodically, and people should not overreact to it or over-speculate about what's going on.

Safety has been my top legislative priority. I'm driven by the idea that safety is really a core function of government.

When we see a strong correlation, and the matter at-hand is something with major health or safety or security implications, then we are behooved to at least begin taking preliminary precautions in case the correlation proves to be causative.

Security has to be, and has long been, our government's top priority. It is imperative that we continue to diligently watch for potential threats by all appropriate means.

Well, what every place needs is a security plan that protects it.

I knew I had a chance to teach the world something that would help more people be safe.

One of the biggest challenges for any Home Secretary - indeed, any government - is how we deal with emerging threats.

A big challenge in combating terrorism is learning how to think about things that we can't imagine.

After securing security, we can be confident that our achievements will be safeguarded and also have the capacity to construct infrastructure such as regional railways, airports, and highways that will facilitate trade and help us to integrate faster.

One of the things we do not want is to become a complete fortress. This is not going to happen with military on every street corner or armed police officers everywhere. We do not want that so we have to be intelligent in our response and to be proportionate in our response.

Having a police presence on public transport is vital to ensuring customers are safe.

Trust, but look for the exits.

Assume the best but hire paranoid people.

What the commission that myself and Leon Panetta is trying to do is analyze this in two respects. First of all, what's the right military response and security response?