#complex

It is always easier to destroy a complex system than to selectively alter it. ↗

— Roby James

#complex #systems #change

I never knew anybody . . . who found life simple. I think a life or a time looks simple when you leave out the details. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#diversity #life

Do the most difficult thing if that is what will pay you. Dust the Rust if you Must. Success never comes with ease. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#difficult #dust #dust-the-rust #ease #excellence

The ideal art, the noblest of art: working with the complexities of life, refusing to simplify, to "overcome" doubt. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#art #complexity #writing #art

He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle themselves as well as their friends; that their psychology is a modern development, and has not yet been understood. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#artists #complexity #friendship #music #musicians

The Schleswig-Holstein question is so complicated, only three men in Europe have ever understood it. One was Prince Albert, who is dead. The second was a German professor who became mad. I am the third and I have forgotten all about it. ↗

— Lord Palmerston

#politics #men

Government succeeds by failing. ↗

— L.K. Samuels

#complexity-science #economics #politics #science

Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#hard #simple #thinking #truth #wisdom

Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, Worthy Centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your back. Then I can make a few pennies with my verses while you build us a shack and perform circus tricks for passersby." This was such a surprising statement that Foaly briefly considered jumping into the hole to get away. "This isn't Middle Earth, you know. We're not in a novel. I am not noble, neither do I have a repertoire of circus tricks." Orion seemed disappointed. "Can you juggle at least? ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#centaur #foaly #middle-earth #orion #noble

Smartass Disciple: Why do arrogant people like to say complex words ? Master of Stupidity: Ask them straight! You'll get a simple scary version. ↗

— Toba Beta

#complex #frenzy #scary-version #simple #truth