System Integrity Quotes

Anything whose presence or absence makes no discernible difference is no essential part of the whole.

In the case of a meltdown, the regulatory authorities may find themselves obliged to step in to preserve the integrity of the system. It is in that light that the authorities have both a right and an obligation to supervise and regulate derivative instruments.

The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

The best system is the most accountable and transparent system

Create legal immigration channels that are wide enough and efficient enough that people choose to go through our system, not around it, We should have an orderly system in which families can stick together, people have rights, rules are enforced, and employers don’t cheat to undercut their competition.

Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .

The gatekeepers must change.

People now know how important it is to build secure systems to underlie our civilization.

When someone in power declares that something is broken that means it's actually fine. What they're really saying is, "Let's change this so I like it and ruin it." Nothing is ever broken.

So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system out free from those vexations and abuses that might be warranted by the terms of the Constitution. It must never be forgotten, however, that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government, as by the limitation of power.

I think the President of the United States must operate by rules. I think our judicial system must operate by the rules. You have to operate by the rules of the system, and if you don't, if you pull rank, then you lose all your credibility.

Local prosecutors must use the power and discretion afforded them to carry out sweeping reforms that will protect the public - especially Black communities - from police violence. Our system's integrity depends on it.

We cannot create the perception that if you're rich or famous or both that you got one set of justice - and for everybody else it's something much harsher. That won't do and we need to make sure that we have a criminal justice system that has integrity.

The opposite of ‘open’ isn’t closed. The opposite of open is broken.

A well installed microcode bug will be almost impossible to detect.

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

From bank accounts to financial systems, power grids to air traffic controls - our most critical infrastructure remain attractive cyber targets, and if they are ever compromised, the effects could be devastating.

In any technology, one has to be very careful to ensure that it is good and has enough safeguards.

When any part of the Station is moved from its designated location to do a repair, we really risk losing things.

The whole information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure must be regarded as an 'ecosystem' in which everything is interconnected. It functions as a whole; it must be defended as a whole.

If you don't fix latent failures in your system, you're asking for trouble.

If you take away a rock from a pile of rocks you haven't changed much. It's still a heap of rocks - just a rock or two smaller. Take away a component from the mousetrap and it isn't a mousetrap any more.

As nines in our system, we need to make sure that we come off the line and that we have numbers correct on both sides.

We have to make sure that there is a legitimate security need. We don’t just do anything because we can.

I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access.