Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. — Alan Perlis Copy Share Image
My take is that the kind of complexity which says we can always generate complexity from simple interactions following for example rules. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Literature is the human activity that takes the fullest and most precise account of variousness, possibility, complexity, and difficulty — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
Racial segregation must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam. — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
He stared up at the stars: and it seemed to him then that they were dancers, stately and graceful, performing a dance… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Participatory complexity may well be the key descriptor of the 21st century - in our economies, in our politics, and in our… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
We can either change the complexities of life ... or develop ways that enable us to cope more effectively. — Herbert Benson Copy Share Image
The wisdom of literature is quite antithetical to having opinions. 'Nothing is my last word about anything,' said Henry James. Furnishing opinions,… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Once everyone is connected to everyone and everything else, nothing matters anymore. If everyone in the world is your Facebook friend, then… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Being a food show and being me, I always kicked it up a notch, which means I would always elevate the spice… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
Our model of the cosmos must be as inexhaustible as the cosmos. A complexity that includes not only duration but creation, not… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
ASTONISHING, said Death. REALLY ASTONISHING. LET ME PUT FORWARD ANOTHER SUGGESTION: THAT YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A LUCKY SPECIES OF APE… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It is time to create new social science departments that reflect the breadth and complexity of the problems we face as well… — Nicholas A. Christakis 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
There are some kinds of Christianity that insist you have to believe literally in doctrine. The Gnostic gospels open out the complexity… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
If you search the scientific literature on evolution, and if you focus your search on the question of how molecular machines -… — Michael Behe Copy Share Image
With a live music performance, the ideas of the richness and complexity of our inner and outer worlds - the emotional world… — Sophie Copy Share Image
The easier an experience, or the more entrenched, or the more familiar, the fainter our sensation of it becomes. This is true… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
When I did some research on child marriage, I realized there were no photographs that showed what it looked like. But the… — Stephanie Sinclair Copy Share Image
Thai food ain't about simplicity. It's about the juggling of disparate elements to create a harmonious finish. Like a complex musical chord… — David Copy Share Image
Most of the complexity of the stories has developed as the stories came along (and may be a product of the principle… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
If we want to postulate a deity capable of engineering all the organized complexity in the world, either instantaneously or by guiding… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
In Dogen's writing, the practical instruction, philosophy and poetry are together in one voice. People hear about his poetry, go to his… — Kazuaki Tanahashi Copy Share Image
The A.M.T. is much reviled by tax experts across the political spectrum for its unintended consequences and fiendish complexity. — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
I think the extreme complexity of medicine has become more than an individual clinician can handle. But not more than teams of… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
Redford builds a riveting, resonant political thriller that values the complexity of its characters and the intelligence of its audience. — Peter Travers Copy Share Image
A lot of films mistake convolutedness for complexity. To me, a simple story can be a powerful spine to build around. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
Our attention spans have become shorter because there are more and more claims upon them - more information, more complexity; more stories,… — Tom Junod Copy Share Image
Poetry needs to be alive, unabashedly, and, for me, that entails seeing its complexity, the grit and grimness and jubilance and beauty. — Alex Lemon Copy Share Image
Why is geometry often described as cold and dry? One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud,… — Benoit Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
“The best way to determine the Values you will enforce in your business is to clarify your personal values.” — Doris P. Johnson Copy Share Image
“Challenging the Research Base of the Common Core State Standards A Historical Reanalysis of Text Complexity By” — Terry Marselle Copy Share Image
I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far as the visual presentation goes I purposely… — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but attractiveness is complex, made up of both static and dynamic qualities, and both… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One, what would happen if everyone did this thing? Two, would this help or hinder the movement toward universal ultimate complexity? — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper. — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
Love is like a puzzle, the pieces are always in front of you, but it's a matter of time and patience to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that electronic music mirrors the complexity of "information landscapes." You carry the terrain in your mind. — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
Over time, I started becoming more and more aware of the vastness and complexity of the universe, which led me away from… — Moby Copy Share Image
