Attention Quote by Edsger Dijkstra

In mathematics ... we find two tendencies present. On the one hand, the tendency towards abstraction seeks to crystallise the logical relations inherent in…

— David Hilbert

We find in the course of nature that though the effects be many, the principles from which they arise are commonly few and simple,…

— David Hume

I believe all complicated phenomena can be explained by simpler scientific principles.

— Linus Pauling

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

— Stephen Covey

“The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical…

— William R. Miller

The feature of living matter that most demands explanation is that it is almost unimaginably complicated in directions that convey a powerful illusion of…

— Richard Dawkins

On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It is these individual actions that give rise most of…

— Jean Piaget

“...it is often the case that when things get really hairy, you want an experienced human being in control. The preference for algorithms over…

— Matthew B. Crawford

When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity.

— Bruce Lee

The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.

— Sol LeWitt

Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.

— William of Ockham

I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.

— Fred Rogers