Chess Quote by John H. Holland

I'm interested in complexity, in the mathematical sense, as well as the idiomatic sense. The idea of emergence - that it's possible for complex…

— Hari Kunzru

My take is that the kind of complexity which says we can always generate complexity from simple interactions following for example rules.

— David Byrne

“Don't be fooled by the many books on complexity or by the many complex and arcane algorithms you find in this book or elsewhere.…

— James Nicholas Gray

Complexity is looking at interacting elements and asking how they form patterns and how the patterns unfold. It's important to point out that the…

— W. Brian Arthur

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.

— Brian Kernighan

“Complexity can be categorized into two types: combinatorial and dynamic.”

— Rich Jolly

Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex…

— Edward de Bono

“It’s a simple complex system. That’s the technical name for it. Because it’s simple, it’s prone to cascades, and because it’s complex, you can’t…

— James S.A. Corey

“Combinatorial complexity is well understood and can be tackled in an engineering fashion. For example, the airline schedule is usually built using a technique…

— Rich Jolly

There are forms of complexity in all people...Always update your state of mind.

— Anonymous

“By any objective standard, the theory of computational complexity ranks as one of the greatest intellectual achievements of humankind -- along with fire, the…

— Scott Aaronson

The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a…

— Fernando J. Corbato