What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Today there are a huge number of think tanks working on poverty-related issues; there are books written on the topic; and university… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Fame doesn't allow for complexity, especially complexity of character. — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
A good novel is one that shows the complexity of individuals, and creates enough space for all these characters to have a… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
“Stand like a restful mountain in front of people so that they can realise the foolish complexities and the meaningless fusses in… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Doing a straight-forward, clear-cut task that has a beginning and an end balances out the complexity-without-end that often vexes the rest of… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
Women know that we're not just strong. We're not just vulnerable. We are not just attractive or not attractive. We are many… — Elisabeth Moss Copy Share Image
I chose to write from different perspectives despite its complexity because it is what I have always done as a journalist. — Fiona Barton Copy Share Image
Because of his capacity for abstract communications and language and his ability to enter in imagination into the lives of others, man… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
A second possible approach to general systems theory is through the arrangement of theoretical systems and constructs in a hierarchy of complexity,… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Our lives are complex; our emotions are complex; our intellectual desires are complex. I believe that architecture … needs to mirror that… — Daniel Libeskind Copy Share Image
Complexity demands resilience, and that's what panarchy offers. Resilience in the face of complexity is a challenge even when you apply rigorous… — Robert David Steele Copy Share Image
For 'The Grace of Kings,' I read Han Dynasty historical records in Classical Chinese, which allowed me to get a sense of… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
“The vanity of intelligence is that the intelligent man is often more committed to 'one-upping' his opponent than being truthful. When the… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I wanted to keep the complexity of the female experience in the film as much as it is in the book, and… — Erin Cressida Wilson Copy Share Image
The latest thing that has caught me by surprise is Maryanne Amacher. I like sound that affects the listener physically. Traits such… — Kevin Drumm Copy Share Image
Obama entered the presidency trailing clouds of intellectual self-regard. His carefully cultivated persona was of a uniquely thoughtful, judicious, deliberative, evidence-driven man… — George Will Copy Share Image
The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
The greatness of common sense, and its title to reverence, appear in this, that it deals with vast complexity, that is, with… — James Vila Blake Copy Share Image
“Complex operations, in which agencies assume complementary roles and operate in close proximity-often with similar missions but conflicting mandates-accentuate these tensions. The… — Michael Miklaucic Copy Share Image
One of the things that we were trying to do with this show was the complexities of relationships and love. There is… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Too large a proportion of recent "mathematical" economics are mere concoctions, as imprecise as the initial assumptions they rest on, which allow… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
