"Deep in the chaotic regime, slight changes in structure almost always cause vast changes in behavior. Complex controllable behavior seems precluded."

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Source : Stuart A. Kauffman (1993). “The Origins of Order: Self Organization and Selection in Evolution”, p.232, Oxford University Press, USA

Stuart Kauffman

#Causes Quotes #Behavior Quotes #Structure Quotes

“Well, I was such a huge fan of Amy Sherman-Palladino and of 'Gilmore Girls.”
“I admire natural, untouched beauty.”
“...the bewildering beauty of Paris...”
“Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better.”
“You're a musician and you live and die by people responding to your music. It's a business just like anything else and if people don't like your music, that's kind of your problem.”
“It had been drilled into us that when an audience pays to see a performance, it is entitled to the best performance you can give.Nothing in your personal life must interfere, neither fatigue, illness, nor anxiety--not even joy.”

Source : Lillian Gish (1969). “The Movies, Mr. Grifith, and Me”
“Above all, I would like to be remembered as a man who was selfless, who strove and worried so that others could share the glory, and who built up a family of people who could hold their heads up high and say 'We're Liverpool'.”
“That's it. With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane's Addiction experiment is at an end.”

Source : Eric Avery @ericavery, twitter.com. March 1, 2010.

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