I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.

I read these polls because civil-liberties organizations tell me I need to be aware of public opinion.

One of the reasons that I came forward and sort burned of my life to the ground, and I can't go back and see my family in the United States - I obviously lost my job, which I was quite comfortable with. I lost my home. It was because I felt there was no alternative.

I talk to people in the ACLU office in New York all the time. I'm able to participate in the debate and to campaign for reform. I'm just the first to come forward in the manner that I did and succeed.

The 'music' is not an open court and a fair trial.

There are cyber threats out there, this is a dangerous world, and we have to be safe, we have to be secure no matter the cost.

I considered bringing forward information about these surveillance programs prior to the election, but I held off because I believed that [Barack] Obama was genuine when he said he was going to change things. I wanted to give the democratic process time to work.