John McAfee quotes

John McAfee was a British-American programmer and entrepreneur, best known for founding the cybersecurity company McAfee Associates. His innovative antivirus software became one of the first commercial products to combat computer viruses. He led a controversial and adventurous life, making headlines for his eccentric behavior and legal troubles. Here are 28 of his quotes:

I think that it's when we step out of the road, step outside the box, become our own person and we walk fearlessly down paths other people wouldn't look at, that true progress comes. And sometimes true beauty as well. (John McAfee)

Software production is unlike any other production that preceded it. No raw materials are required, no time is required, and no effort is required. You can make a million copies of a piece of software instantaneously for free. It's a totally new paradigm of production.

John McAfee

Disobedience is the vehicle of progress.

John McAfee

History is sympathetic to its authors.

John McAfee

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

John McAfee

If you have the winning cards, why cheat?

John McAfee

Opinions need a willing ear.

John McAfee

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

John McAfee

A good example is more irritating than a bad one.

John McAfee

Ignorance and confidence are constant companions.

John McAfee

Any idiot can make money. Keeping money, very few can do. (John McAfee)

I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years.

John McAfee

Limit use of shareware and public domain software to systems without fixed disks. If you do use them on fixed disks, allocate separate subdirectories... Public domain or shareware software should never be placed in the root directory.

John McAfee

I have dual citizenship; I would be happy to go to England. I would be very happy to go to America.

John McAfee

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.

John McAfee

Hope is paltry food for living.

John McAfee

I am not implying that our entire Government is corrupt. I am saying that it is corrupt to the point that no-one is untouched by it.

John McAfee

Making money is easy. It is. The difficult thing in life is not making it, it's keeping it.

John McAfee

I would describe myself as quite sane and lucid, which is why I'm still alive.

John McAfee

Living with one woman is horrific.

John McAfee

The world chooses to think what the world thinks. (John McAfee)

To say what your disguise is would be foolish.

John McAfee

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.

John McAfee

If operating in a network environment, do not place public domain or shareware programs in a common file-server directory that could be accessible to any other PC on the network.

John McAfee

I would be very happy to go to America. America is where I was raised and that's exactly what I want.

John McAfee

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Occupation: British-American Programmer
Born: September 18, 1945
Died: June 23, 2021
Quotes count: 28
Wikipedia: John McAfee

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