"The principles governing the behavior of systems are not widely understood."

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Source : Jay Wright Forrester (1968). “Principles of Systems: Text and Workbook”

Jay Wright Forrester

#Principles Quotes #Behavior Quotes #Understood Quotes

“When you are up close to an opera singer, hearing this incredible volume of noise coming from a human being - its beyond belief.”
“I do believe in fate.”
“I really have no plans for any kind of career in TV or anything, but if I wanted to become good at it, I could. But I don't really think it's in the cards.”
“Without the silence that follows the chants, you get only half the story. It's like the climax of a good story. The silence is there because it exists in the music. It just needs to be exposed and acknowledged.”
“Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.”
“There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.”
“Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.”
“Men control the world, but women control the men.”

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