Jim Sanborn quotes

“I chose to deal with the science of cryptography. Cryptography began in mathematics. Codes were developed, even from Caesar's time, based on number theory and mathematical principles. I decided to use those principles and designed a work that is encoded.”
-- Jim Sanborn

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“What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant.”
-- Jim Sanborn

Source : Jonathan P. Binstock, Jim Sanborn (2003). “Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction”, Corcoran Gallery Of Art

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“All my high school papers were written in the rare book room.”
-- Jim Sanborn

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“Deception is everywhere.”
-- Jim Sanborn

Source : "Questions for Kryptos' Creator". Interview with Kim Zetter, www.wired.com. January 20, 2005.

#Deception Quotes

“I've always considered myself a nonfiction artist.”
-- Jim Sanborn

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“There are moments in history that people should be reminded of.”
-- Jim Sanborn

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“There are several really interesting clocks in Berlin.”
-- Jim Sanborn

Source : "Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.I.A." by John Schwartz, www.nytimes.com. November 20, 2014.

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“Soul brother number 1+1 Gettin' fed like where drugs and guns come from”

“Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?”

“Rather an end in horror, than horror without end. He could not condemn principles he might need to invoke and apply later. The wolf cannot help having been created by God as he is, but we shoot him all the same if we have to. The great player in diplomacy, as in chess, asks the question,Does this improve me?, not look at the possible fringe benefits If you can't have what you like, you must like what you have.”

“The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap”

“We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it.”

“The first principle from which stems the moral of about all people at all time; it is summarized in this precept: Love thy neighbour as thyself, and: do as you would be done by.”

Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 38), 1937.

“Life actors never rehearse and need no script. A life actor uses only what is available, nothing more, nothing less.”

“We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.”

“I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.”

Source : "Golden Globe Nominee Abel Korzeniowski Talks Madonna, ‘W.E.,’ Score" by Bill Desowitz, www.indiewire.com. January 11, 2012.

“You don't realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It's a card you get so you can navigate society.”