Systems Quotes

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Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of rock bottom stupidity, that self-inflicted narrow-mindness which renders a mind… — Erich Heller
When men do not run they are likely to die prematurely from dysfunction of the heart and vascular systems or from disabling chronic disease. — Paul Shepard
To achieve true sustainability, we must reduce our "garbage index" - that which we permanently throw away into the environment that will not be naturally… — David Korten
Recycling is more expensive for communities than it needs to be, partly because traditional recycling tries to force materials into more lifetimes than they are… — William McDonough
I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. — Alva Myrdal
Well-functioning financial systems are important in achieving sustained economic growth. They play a crucial role in channeling household savings into the corporate sector and allocating… — Toshihiko Fukui
We must not allow this generation to produce record numbers for the juvenile justice, runaway and homeless youth, or foster care systems. — Ruben Hinojosa
Utilities used deregulation to effect a series of mergers limiting competition. In order to accelerate profits, cost cutting ensued, involving the layoff of thousands of… — Dennis Kucinich
What is important is that complex systems, richly cross-connected internally, have complex behaviours, and that these behaviours can be goal-seeking in complex patterns. — Unknown Author
For years, computer scientists were treating operating systems design as sort of an open-reserch issue, when the field's direction had been decided by commercial operations.… — David Gelernter
All the public systems â€“ administration, justice, education and political are designed to keep people with knowledge out. Such a system promotes mediocrity. — Rahul Gandhi
Social systems proceed by (usually) covering up the brutalities upon which they are based. The doctor doesn't let you get to his door and then… — Tyler Cowen
General Systems Theory, a related modern concept [to holism], says that each variable in any system interacts with the other variables so thoroughly that cause… — Marilyn Ferguson
In the broadest sense, evolution is merely change, and so is all-pervasive; galaxies, languages, and political systems all evolve. Biological evolution ... is change in… — Douglas J. Futuyma
I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical… — George Crumb
Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need a fancy information… — Philip Greenspun
Resilience, timing, adaptation - these are the three pillars upon which the emergent properties of interacting systems rest. When the systems are the economy and… — John L. Casti
What is most original in a man's nature is often that which is most desperate. Thus new systems are forced on the world by men… — Leonard Cohen
All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly… — Ronald Reagan
Making systems work is the great task of my generation of physicians and scientists. But I would go further and say that making systems work… — Atul Gawande

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