From the point of view of physics, it is a miracle that [seven million New Yorkers are fed each day] without any control mechanism other than sheer capitalism.

nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging.

Evolution continually innovates, but at each level it conserves the elements that are recombined to yield the innovations.

If we are to understand the interactions of a large number of agents, we must first be able to describe the capabilities of individual agents.

If there is to be a competition, there must be some basis for resolving it. It is also clear that the competition should be experienced based.

The recycling of resource by the aggregate behavior of a diverse array of agents is much more than the sum of the individual actions.

Unwrapping occurs when the "solution" is explicitly built into the program from the start.

Particular individuals do not recur, but their building blocks do.

Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested.

This use of building blocks to generate internal models is a pervasive feature of complex adaptive systems.

The measure of performance of any given agent is the amount of money it accumulates through its actions.

The absurd vanity of metaphysicians who like to imagine that they create the world by thinking about it.

A healthy person goes 'Yes,' 'No,' and 'Whoopee!' An unhealthy person goes 'Yes, but,' 'No, but,' and 'No whoopee.

I'm ombibulous. I drink every known alcoholic drink and enjoy them all.

The silent film, it was cut at the age of thirty.

Love ... Just Nature's way of getting one person to pay the bills for another person.

A war is never undertaken by the ideal state, except in defense of its honor or its safety.

Wonder Woman is lame. She flies around in an invisible jet, but she's not invisible. I don't get it.

Remember that a man, a true man, never hates. His rages and his bad moods never last beyond the present moment-like electric shocks.

He told me he wouldn't hurt... Charlie. He lied to me.