Quotes About Complexity

I have very complex and complicated ideas about technology. It's such a prominent way that we communicate with each other. In ways, I think it's really positive, and in ways, I think it's really negative.

A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.

Things like the financial markets - a proper grounding in mathematics could help the common man. I believe that if people are more familiar with mathematical concepts... it can help deal with modern life, which is increasingly complex.

I think my proper response is complete amazement and awe at the universe that we are in, and how it works is just far more complicated than humans will ever properly understand.

Every character, if fleshed out properly, is being taken seriously.

With the new medium of knowledge - the Internet - knowledge not only takes on properties of that medium but also lives at the level of the network.

It's not like I actually understand the properties of sound.

Consciousness, for me, is a manifestation of complexity in biology. It's an emergent property.

I think in every family there are pros and cons to it.

If you ever want to understand multitasking in prose, James Joyce is your man.

I always think of Ireland as a place for complex ideas and prose. I like Irishness. I like Irish culture and Irish literature.

I know I am not the first woman to ask this, but how can I be both damaged and loveable? How do I become the protagonist of a story?

The beauty of Sudhir's protagonists is that they are not shown as black and white. There are various layers to the characters.

You don't need to like your protagonists.

Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.

The lead character in 'Yennai Arindhaal' is like an extension of the protagonists of 'Kaakha Kaakha' and 'Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.'

Proteins aren't designed, they're evolved.

As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions.

It's nice to be able to look at one protein, but life is driven by the interactions between proteins, so it's really essential to be able to see multiple proteins at a time to understand these interactions.

You go to a protest, and you've got all these different groups saying things you don't necessarily agree with. If I went to a protest, my placard would have to be very long, explaining the ins and outs of my position.

Sexual harassment is as difficult to prove as it is to disprove.

If we want leaders to make good decisions amid huge complexity, and learn how to build great teams, then we should send them to learn from people who've proved they can do it. Instead of long summer holidays, embed aspirant leaders with Larry Page or James Dyson so they can experience successful leadership.

I feel like every time you think you really understand how deep the seductive power of evil is, it always proves to be one step deeper than you thought possible.

Since I am wise, some people envy me, some think I'm idle, some the opposite, and some feel threatened. Yet I'm not all that wise.