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Complexity Quotes

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity Picture Quote #1

There’s something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children Picture Quote #1

We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction Picture Quote #1

English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be Picture Quote #1

For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn’t give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have Picture Quote #1

However, a good life consists of more than simply the totality of enjoyable experiences. It must also have a meaningful pattern, a trajectory of growth that results in the development of increasing emotional, cognitive, and social complexity Picture Quote #1

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Don’t let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives Picture Quote #1

Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is a multitude of individual little beliefs for the triumph of strange little individuals Picture Quote #1

When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless Picture Quote #1

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple Picture Quote #1

When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do Picture Quote #1

If I do not understand myself, the whole complexity of myself, I have no basis for thinking Picture Quote #1

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The barrier to change is not too little caring; it is too much complexity. To turn caring into action, we need to see a problem, see a solution, and see the impact. But complexity blocks all three steps Picture Quote #1

Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small orders too complex to spot, and orders so vast the mind struggles to embrace them Picture Quote #1

The unconscious wants truth, as the body does. The complexity and fecundity of dreams come from the complexity and fecundity of the unconscious struggling to fulfill that desire. The complexity and fecundity of poetry come from the same struggle Picture Quote #1

I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives Picture Quote #1

This is the time for every artist in every genre to do what he or she does loudly and consistently. It doesn’t matter to me what your position is. You’ve got to keep asserting the complexity and the originality of life, and the multiplicity of it, and the facets of it. This is about being a complex human being in the world, not about finding a villain. This is no time for anything else than the best that you’ve got Picture Quote #1

To design means forcing ourselves to unlearn what we believe we already know, patiently to take apart the mechanisms behind our reflexes and to acknowledge the mystery and stupefying complexity of everyday gestures like switching off a light of turning on a tap Picture Quote #1

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What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful... Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind... The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design Picture Quote #1

$It is clear that while science provides insights into the complexity of the world around us, those insights... present a fractured mosaic rather than a seamless whole. There are profound limits to science that must be recognized if we are to minimize the destructive consequences of using the powers provided by scientific discovery Picture Quote #1$

I have devoted 30 years of research to how creative people live and work, to make more understandable the mysterious process by which they come up with new ideas and new things. If I had to express in one word what makes their personalities different from others, it’s complexity. They show tendencies of thought and action that in most people are segregated. They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an individual, each of them is a multitude Picture Quote #1

We’re all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it’s advantageous for the movie Picture Quote #1

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves Picture Quote #1

Why pamper life’s complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger’s seat? Picture Quote #1

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The linear, mechanistic view of the world which pervades orthodox economics is simply not capable of capturing the richness and complexity of the rhythms and fluctuations of developed economies Picture Quote #1

Reporting is the pursuit of simple truth. Like many technical challenges, the underlying complexity can be daunting Picture Quote #1

The smell of subjectivity clings to the mechanical definition of complexity as stubbornly as it sticks to the definition of information Picture Quote #1

Complexity that works is built up out of modules that work perfectly, layered one over the other Picture Quote #1

Everything from airplanes to kitchen blenders and even chopsticks comes with an instruction manual. Children, despite all their complexity, do not Picture Quote #1

We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control Picture Quote #1

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The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity (Complexity Quotes) There’s something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children (Complexity Quotes) We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction (Complexity Quotes) English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be (Complexity Quotes) For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn’t give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have (Complexity Quotes) However, a good life consists of more than simply the totality of enjoyable experiences. It must also have a meaningful pattern, a trajectory of growth that results in the development of increasing emotional, cognitive, and social complexity (Complexity Quotes) Don’t let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities. It will be one of the great experiences of your lives (Complexity Quotes) Through fear of resembling one another, through horror of having to submit, through uncertainty as well, through skepticism and complexity, there is a multitude of individual little beliefs for the triumph of strange little individuals (Complexity Quotes) When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless (Complexity Quotes) Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple (Complexity Quotes) When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do (Complexity Quotes) If I do not understand myself, the whole complexity of myself, I have no basis for thinking (Complexity Quotes) The barrier to change is not too little caring; it is too much complexity. To turn caring into action, we need to see a problem, see a solution, and see the impact. But complexity blocks all three steps (Complexity Quotes) Complexity excites the mind, and order rewards it. In the garden, one finds both, including vanishingly small orders too complex to spot, and orders so vast the mind struggles to embrace them (Complexity Quotes) The unconscious wants truth, as the body does. The complexity and fecundity of dreams come from the complexity and fecundity of the unconscious struggling to fulfill that desire. The complexity and fecundity of poetry come from the same struggle (Complexity Quotes) I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives (Complexity Quotes) This is the time for every artist in every genre to do what he or she does loudly and consistently. It doesn’t matter to me what your position is. You’ve got to keep asserting the complexity and the originality of life, and the multiplicity of it, and the facets of it. This is about being a complex human being in the world, not about finding a villain. This is no time for anything else than the best that you’ve got (Complexity Quotes) To design means forcing ourselves to unlearn what we believe we already know, patiently to take apart the mechanisms behind our reflexes and to acknowledge the mystery and stupefying complexity of everyday gestures like switching off a light of turning on a tap (Complexity Quotes) What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful... Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind... The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design (Complexity Quotes) It is clear that while science provides insights into the complexity of the world around us, those insights... present a fractured mosaic rather than a seamless whole. There are profound limits to science that must be recognized if we are to minimize the destructive consequences of using the powers provided by scientific discovery (Complexity Quotes) I have devoted 30 years of research to how creative people live and work, to make more understandable the mysterious process by which they come up with new ideas and new things. If I had to express in one word what makes their personalities different from others, it’s complexity. They show tendencies of thought and action that in most people are segregated. They contain contradictory extremes; instead of being an individual, each of them is a multitude (Complexity Quotes) We’re all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it’s advantageous for the movie (Complexity Quotes) Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves (Complexity Quotes) Why pamper life’s complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger’s seat? (Complexity Quotes) The linear, mechanistic view of the world which pervades orthodox economics is simply not capable of capturing the richness and complexity of the rhythms and fluctuations of developed economies (Complexity Quotes) Reporting is the pursuit of simple truth. Like many technical challenges, the underlying complexity can be daunting (Complexity Quotes) The smell of subjectivity clings to the mechanical definition of complexity as stubbornly as it sticks to the definition of information (Complexity Quotes) Complexity that works is built up out of modules that work perfectly, layered one over the other (Complexity Quotes) Everything from airplanes to kitchen blenders and even chopsticks comes with an instruction manual. Children, despite all their complexity, do not (Complexity Quotes) We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control (Complexity Quotes)

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