Levels Quote by Douglas Hofstadter

This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to…

— Frances E. Willard

“The phenomenon of emergence takes place at critical points of instability that arise from fluctuations in the environment, amplified by feedback loops.”

— Fritjof Capra

The phenomenon of emergence takes place at critical points of instability that arise from fluctuations in the environment, amplified by feedback loops. Emergence results…

— Fritjof Capra

“In the early phases, the structure exhibits exponential growth. This identifies the reinforcing loop. However, the balancing loop is effectively dormant. It's only later…

— Rich Jolly

A phenomenon occurs but because you're in the middle of it, you just think it's your life-until it's over. And then you look back…

— Paul Simon

going back and forth, back and forth, getting nowhere

— Gary Soto

You're suddenly seeing the coherence and the interconnectedness of everything, left to right, top to bottom, front to back. It's all connected, and, somehow,…

— Henry Wessel, Jr

It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind,…

— Kristin Armstrong

SOMETIMES ITS AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE BOTTOM

— LEONARD PAUL ROSE

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that…

— Thomas Sowell

In actual life a downward movement may sometimes be made the beginning of an ascent.

— Aldous Huxley

Think of it like running down a slope. If you attempt to slow down and choose your steps, you’re bound to trip up and…

— Tessa Dare