R.A.Delmonico Quotes

There are 10,000 explanations for why evil exist, but only one that I agree with, " And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

The best evidence of unsophisticated ideas is the behavior that follows.

Robust systems have a dynamic hierarchy of nested behaviors. How many moves ahead are you able to think when playing chess? How much effort are you willing to commit to understanding the deeply nuanced structure? Probably, success is not what you think it is. Adventures require novelty. Value has interesting surprises.

The greatest desire is the desire to be free. The greatest freedom is the freedom to desire.

The more we rely on our presuppositions, the less we will learn.

The heart lives in that space between harmonic regularity and chaotic uncertainty.

There is great beauty in the world but you will not trip over it with every step. When a man dulls himself to beauty, the world begins to die.

An overly complex explanation began with an unsophisticated assumption.

All natural laws retain the balance contained within the scope of that law, no man made law can do this. It is better to understand the natural laws that govern society then to create man made laws that will not work.

Isn't it strange that it took so long to realize that all you needed to change was your attitude.

There is nothing quite so sexy as good old fashioned enthusiasm.

In any society, concentrations of power should be avoided at all cost.

I personally feel that the universe behaves more like a song than an equation because math is about static law and music is about dynamic expression.

The greatest stupidity in man is not his arrogance or ignorance, it he failing to realize who he is.

Math is the language of the head, music is the language of the heart. Of the two, it is music that speaks the most truth.

The more children there are in the world, the more the world is filled with imagination.

A slight deviation form what we would think of as symmetry gives us a bit more information and the mind seems to enjoy this stimulation because it is always looking for value. Beauty is a slight deviation from expectation.

The value of trust is very much like the value of dignity.

Handling power is very much like handling explosives, you have to have a great deal of respect for it and most people don't.

If time were perfectly symmetric, gravity wouldn't exist.

The enemy of love is not hate it is apathy.

Appetite is the beast in man, compassion is his spirit.

The integration of information and vulnerabilities move together.

Every engine takes advantage of a difference.

The best leaders don't give a damn about the definition of leadership, they are thinking about more important things.

If you want the miracle to happen, you have to create the space for it.

We live in the shadows of perception. Our dull awareness gives us no useful clues as to why we are here.

You cannot solve a level four problem with level one thinking.

The best evidence of unsophisticated ides is the behavior that follows.

Information is a difference that makes a difference. Truth is information that doesn't change and self referential noise is a difference that doesn't make a difference.

Character trumps circumstance every time.

Scale is the new up.

Religion is doing, spirituality is being.

You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one.