"Model building is the art of selecting those aspects of a process that are relevant to the question being asked. As with any art, this selection is guided by taste, elegance, and metaphor; it is a matter of induction, rather than deduction. High science depends on this art."

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Source : John Henry Holland (1995). “Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity”, Addison-Wesley Longman

John Henry Holland

#Art Quotes #Matter Quotes #Taste Quotes

“This policy represents a massive injustice against Iraqi civilians, ... and it must be ended - not after Mr. Clinton leaves office, but now.”
“When a man or a woman holds fast to youth, even if successfully, there is something of the pitiful and the tragic involved. It is the everlasting struggle of the soul to retain the joy of earth, whose fleeing distinguishes it from heaven, and whose retention is not accomplished without an inner knowledge of its futility.”
“I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.”
“I see no virtue where I smell no sweat.”

Source : Francis Quarles (1857). “Emblems: Divine and Moral”, p.120
“I suppose that one reason I have always detested religion is its sly tendency to insinuate the idea that the universe is designed with 'you' in mind or, even worse, that there is a divine plan into which one fits whether one knows it or not. This kind of modesty is too arrogant for me.”
“Girl Scouts offered a wonderful group of girls where common concerns and interests could come together. We could learn, be challenged, and support one another. It was a very positive aspect of my life and played an important role in shaping who I am today.”
“God giving man life and taking it away is not nearly so bad as God taking away childhood and giving him life.”
“I'm not playing for the All-Star Game, I'm playing to win games.”

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