Systems Quotes

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We [Christians] have the dilemma of using a symbol system that was not made for our worldview, to give our worldview... I think the thing… — Francis Schaeffer
Corporations, in the name of efficiency, suppress variation by "getting all the ducks in line."To optimize productivity, they evolve highly refined and internally consistent operating… — Richard Pascale
Major power and telephone grids have long been controlled by computer networks, but now similar systems are embedded in such mundane objects as electric meters,… — Charles C. Mann
Everybody feels like an outcast because the world is so large and every fingerprint is so vastly different from one another, and yet we have… — Ezra Miller
I don't think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and… — Fidel Castro
The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems. — Leland Stanford
Modern dynamical systems theory has a relatively short history. It begins with Poincare (of course)... [to whom] a global understanding of the gross behavior of… — Robert L. Devaney
The traditional boundaries between various fields of science are rapidly disappearing and what is more important science does not know any national borders. The scientists… — Sune Bergstrom
Tape is the archiving champ and has been for decades. Reliable, less expensive than disks and available in large-scale robotic systems that store petabytes. — Robert Harris
Now clearly this advantage is when the data on tape has been found and just needs to be transferred back. You need to add a… — George Arthur Crump
Despite the campaign rhetoric, the bureaucracies-big business and big government-are here to stay. The centralization effort cannot be checked. but it can be rationally directed… — Timothy Leary
More important than the material issue . . . the opening of a new, high frontier will challenge the best that is in us .… — Gerard K. O'Neill
Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain these… — Oliver Ellsworth
If the frontline people do count, you couldn't prove it by examining the reward systems in most organizations. — Karl Albrecht
I have developed a Zen-like approach to the operating systems that people use: 'When you're ready, the right operating system will appear in your life. — Guy Kawasaki
We learn our belief systems as very little children, and then we move through life creating experiences to match our beliefs. Look back in your… — Louise Hay
I don't know how you define 'neoconservatism,' but I think it's associated with trying to spread open political systems and democracy. — George P. Shultz
Open political and economic systems have been gaining ground and there's a good reason for it. They work better. — George P. Shultz
Everyone knows that exercise can improve your health. Exercise is a key part of managing your weight and maintaining healthy hearts, lungs, and other bodily… — Robert Pozen
We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don't recognize… — Aloe Blacc

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