What I cannot create, I do not understand
- Richard P. Feynman, on blackboard at time of death.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
- Albert Einstein
Most geniuses—especially those who lead others—prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities.
- Andy Benoit
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.
- John Gall