John McAfee citations

John McAfee est un informaticien américain et fondateur du logiciel McAfee. Il est l'un des principaux créateurs du logiciel antivirus et également développeur d'un scanner antivirus. Wikipedia  

✵ 18. septembre 1945
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John McAfee: Citations en anglais

“If you have the winning cards, why cheat?”

Good Morning America (June 1991) when asked if he manipulated the results of his product’s virus detection percentage.

“I am content in here. I have friends. The food is good. All is well. Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.”

Source: on Twitter https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1316801215083225096, 16 October 2020

“A good example is more irritating than a bad one.”

From a presentation in Munich, Jan 1991, in response to an audience question on why his competitors complained about his business practices.

“History is sympathetic to its authors.”

Into the Heart of Truth (2001)

“If the majority holds some thing of value, you can be certain it has none.”

Anti-virus presentation, Sydney Australia, 1991, on the general trend away from virus scanning as a valid method of virus control.

“If you own the facts, you may distort them as you like.”

To anti-virus researcher Pame Kane at the 1992 Computer Virus Conference in response to Kane’s assertion that McAfee’s virus scanner did not work.

“Opinions need a willing ear.”

Beyond the Sindhis (2002)

“Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.”

Explaining why he did not follow the normal rules of business to reporter Josh Quittner in 1992

“Hope is paltry food for living.”

Into the Heart of Truth (2001)

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