Quotes

A collection of quotes that speak to me.

Simplicity

“Simplicity is the best sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci

“Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” - Isaac Newton

“You cannot reduce the complexity of a given task beyond a certain point. Once you’ve reached that point, you can only shift the burden around.” - Larry Tesler

AI / Systems

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” - Frank Herbert, Dune

“Put a good person in a bad system and the bad system wins, no contest.” - W. Edwards Deming

“AI is whatever hasn’t been done yet.” - Larry Tesler