#comp

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. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

#because #capable #complexity #control #entirely

What's happened with society is that we have created these devices, computers, which already can register and process huge amounts of information, which is a significant fraction of the amount of information that human beings themselves, as a species, can process. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

#amount #beings #computers #created #devices

If troubled companies want to explain away 2008 as a 'black swan,' then someone should take responsibility for creating the oil slick that seems to have tarred the entire flock! ↗

— Andrew Lo

#black #companies #creating #entire #explain

While neurological studies have tried to identify components responsible for fear and greed, the impact on finance is less clear. ↗

— Andrew Lo

#components #fear #finance #greed #identify

A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished. ↗

— Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

#always #anything #busy #his #man

The realistic value of a work is completely independent of its properties in terms of content. ↗

— Fernand Leger

#content #independent #properties #realistic #terms

I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently - business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion. ↗

— John Legend

#banana #business #casual #company #consulting

I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that. ↗

— John Legend

#always #better #complained #could #gift

When I think back now to the recording sessions, there is more improvisation than one hears. It's an ideal combination of arrangements and improvisation. Only a few people are able to listen and say what is composed and what is improvised. It's a unit. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

#arrangements #back #combination #composed #few

I think a composer is always interested in his last work. ↗

— Gyorgy Legeti

#composer #his #i #i think #interested