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Herbert Simon Economist
Chaos

"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."

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Elliott Smith Musician
Chaos

"It's hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It's much easier to represent the presence of something or a situation."

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Zhuangzi Philosopher
Chaos

"For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit what they do not excel in, while none strive to discredit what they do excel in. This is why there is chaos."

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Frank Herbert Science Fiction Writer
Chaos

"Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma."

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George Harrison Musician, Singer-songwriter
Chaos

"I'm a tidy sort of bloke. I don't like chaos. I kept records in the record rack, tea in the tea caddy, and pot in the pot box."

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