Avi
Avi
American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 December 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
care cash stuff
If our financial industry regarded security the way the health-care sector does, I would stuff my cash in a mattress under my bed.
people viruses computer
People's computers are not getting more secure. They're getting more infected with viruses. They're getting more under the control of malware.
giving machines answers
I've been saying all along that my biggest fear is that someone would program a machine to give a wrong answer. If that were to happen, the machine would still work fine - we just wouldn't know it.
generations computer problem
As new generations [of computers] come out, usually there are increased complexity and features, [that lead to] increased security problems. Plus, other industries have shown that every new generation has its own set of security problems.
data important protection
What we did is important because we proved that virtually all of the wireless networks used by companies and hospitals are completely open and offer no protection for the data on them.
important election perceive
In any election, it's important that the public perceives that the election is held fairly.
israel needs initiative
Without a Palestinian partner, Israel needs to take the initiative itself.
reality organization government
The minute they become a partner in the Palestinian government, reality will become a lot more complicated for them than when they were a terror organization alone.
mouths conviction ifs
If you don't have your conviction you have to put your money where your mouth is.
roles wow screen-time
You can have a role in a movie that was originally something minor in terms of screen time, and all of a sudden we see something and go, wow, that's cool.
nutella
You can't make everybody happy.
pain forget forget-the-pain
When you see the results, you forget the pain.
all-things knows
No one can be all things, as we all know.
taken forever care
Nothing is taken care of forever.