"The smell of subjectivity clings to the mechanical definition of complexity as stubbornly as it sticks to the definition of information."

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Source : Hans Christian Von Baeyer (2004). “Information: The New Language of Science”, p.104, Harvard University Press

Hans Christian von Baeyer

#Smell Quotes #Definitions Quotes #Information Quotes

“We're forever focusing upon our differences, and never noticing how much we're all alike.”
“Of course we want to win every game, but winning forever is more about realizing your potential and making yourself as good as you can be. Realizing that is a tremendous accomplishment, whether it's in football or in life.”
“The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it the more beautiful does it appear.”
“I am a fascist, not a racist. I give the straight arm salute because it is a salute from a 'camerata' to 'camerati'. The salute is aimed at my people. With the straight arm I don't want to incite violence and certainly not racial hatred.”

Source : "Paolo Di Canio hits back at racism claims" by Robert Booth, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2013.
“Fashion is all about eventually becoming naked”
“Indeed, this is an important characteristic of the globalization debate: the tendency toward glorifying all things indigenous even when they deserve to be left in the past.”
“There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.”
“Welcome to the last 900 years of my life.”

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