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> [It's easy to have a complicated idea. It's very hard to have a simple idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/it-s-easy-to-have-a-complicated-idea-it-s-very-hard-to-have-a-simple/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

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## More by Carver Mead

> [“It is this unification and simplification of knowledge that gives us hope for the future of our culture. To the extent that we encourage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/it-is-this-unification-and-simplification-of-knowledge-that-gives-us/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

> [Listen to the technology; find out what it's telling you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/listen-to-the-technology-find-out-what-it-s-telling-you/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

> [If you have to choose one critical ingredient of success, it's passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/if-you-have-to-choose-one-critical-ingredient-of-success-it-s-passion/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

> [Moore's Law is really a thing about human activity, it's about vision, it's about what you're allowed to believe. Because people are really limited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/moore-s-law-is-really-a-thing-about-human-activity-it-s-about-vision/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

> [It's easy to have a complicated idea. It's very hard to have a simple idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carver-mead/it-s-easy-to-have-a-complicated-idea-it-s-very-hard-to-have-a-simple/)

[Carver Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carver-mead/)

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