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If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions illegal. They no longer serve a functional purpose in democracy, in my view. ”
I think a book is your calling card, your business card. ”
Never wear a red t-shirt to Target. I enjoy helping people, but not every two minutes. ”
It's gone on my whole life, this David and Goliath syndrome that a lot of these smaller guys always have. They think the only reason I've ever had any success in my career is because of my physical size. And you know what? If that's the case, so be it. I really don't care. Because I have that size. ”
I had a lot of jobs in New York. I worked in a cafe, and I did bike delivery, and I was a mover. And I babysat, which was really cool in some cases and really insane in others. ”
My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure. ”
A lot of individuals out there carry a lot of proprietary information on their mobile devices, and they're not protected. It's a very target-rich environment. ”
At the end of the day, my goal was to be the best hacker. ”
Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. ”
One of my all-time favorite pranks was gaining unauthorized access to the telephone switch and changing the class of service of a fellow phone phreak. When he'd attempt to make a call from home, he'd get a message telling him to deposit a dime, because the telephone company switch received input that indicated he was calling from a pay phone. ”