Complexity Quotes

613 quotes by 504 authors

In the midst of the complexities of modern life, with all its pressures, the spirit of man needs to refresh itself by communion with unspoiled… — Laurance Rockefeller
I'm trying to set out the passion and complexity of this sport. Many people think it's a dumb activity: stand on the gas and turn… — Janet Guthrie
Customers want new functionality, but they don't want the traditional complexity that has marred products in the past. — Marc Benioff
Contrary to what most people say and believe, the simplicity is a great thing, i actually believe in - complexity is a fantastic thing and… — Tarun J. Tejpal
Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys and times and all. But… — Paul Desmond
Forget the complaints against complexity; instead, complain about confusion. — Donald A. Norman
The capacity to tolerate complexity and welcome contradiction, not the need for simplicity and certainty, is the attribute of an explorer. Centuries ago, when some… — Heinz Pagels
To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a… — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Complexity serves nothing but our ego. Be able to say what you do in a way that people can understand. — Chris Brogan
What distinguishes [Afropolitans] is a willingness to complicate Africa â€“ namely, to engage with, critique, and celebrate the parts of Africa that mean most to… — Taiye Selasi
I didnâ€™t think any biography could do justice to one of the few honest-to-goodness geniuses of our time, a walking paradox who wore a cloak… — Otto Penzler
My goal is to simplify complexity. — Jack Dorsey
Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells… — Edsger Dijkstra
I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. Peter Whittle has recently put it nicely in an autobiographical essay. "If a piece of… — Dennis Lindley
We live in two worlds - order and chaos. In the world of order, we plan, reflect, and think about what to do next. In… — David Spangler
The opposite of simplicity is not complexity, but fragmentation and alienation. — Mark Sheppard
Growth creates complexity, which requires simplicity. — Mike Krzyzewski
Of all created things the source is one, Simple, single as love; remember The cell and seed of life, the sphere That is, of child,… — Kathleen Raine
For the user, it doesn't matter whether he is getting access on Wi-Fi, 3G or 2G networks. What matters is good connectivity, and as a… — Padmasree Warrior
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 my life. Sacred… — Robert Fulghum

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