Systems Quotes

1140 quotes by 850 authors

We can't control systems or figure them out. But we can dance with them! — Donella Meadows
An artist must smash down the systems that domesticate the mind. — Jean Giraud
What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce real black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society. We do not… — Steven Biko
One way to explain the complexity and unpredictability of historical systems, despite their ultimate determinacy, is to note that long chains of causation may separate… — Jared Diamond
We see a world of abundance, not limits. In the midst of a great deal of talk about reducing the human ecological footprint, we offer… — William McDonough
To eliminate the concept of waste means to design things-products, packaging, and systems-from the very beginning on the understanding that waste does not exist. — William McDonough
Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive. — David Holmgren
How many of us lobby for green energy or protected lands, but don't engage with the local bounty to lay by for tomorrow's unseasonal reality?… — Joel Salatin
The majority of the people of the world today are unsane, not insane, unsane meaning having been exposed to methods of evaluation that have long… — Jacque Fresco
If there's a group like Amish people, that want to live their own lifestyle â€“ they don't want to live in our city â€“ they… — Jacque Fresco
There's no way to design a society that's optimal or utopian. Â It's better than the one that was. Â Systems always undergo change. — Jacque Fresco
The fact that cultures are failing all over the world means that they don't know how to operate a society to make it work. Â… — Jacque Fresco
Very few people can communicate with one another. The only language that's not subject to interpretation is mathematics, chemistry, basic science, engineering principles, and applied… — Jacque Fresco
I don't have the slightestÂ interestÂ in gold. I like understanding what works and what doesn't in human systems. To me that's not optional; that's… — Charlie Munger
What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and… — Hyman Rickover
Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done — Hyman Rickover
The fluoride ion exerts its toxic effect by inhibiting the action of many enzyme systems. — Unknown Author
Zionism is an abominable, racist and colonial movement. Like all colonial and apartheid systems, it's in the interest of all that it be swept away.… — Vittorio Arrigoni
Even the best data security systems can't protect private taxpayer information from entrepreneurial foreign businesses than can make huge profits selling U.S. taxpayer information. — Melissa Bean
Postulate 2. Constant systems of chance causes do exist in nature. — Walter A. Shewhart

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