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Quote with a photo of Benoit Mandelbrot in 2007.

“My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back I see a pattern.” — Benoit Mandelbrot, “A Fractal Life,” New Scientist (02004-11-10)

Author YahooeyPosted on February 19, 2023February 17, 2023Categories QuotationsTags Benoit Mandelbrot, patternsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Everybody wants a story, because stories that begin and end can have a point, and with enough points, we can build some meaning, and maybe inject a purpose into life.” — Peter Welch, And Then I Thought I Was a Fish

Author YahooeyPosted on May 26, 2022May 25, 2022Categories QuotationsTags patterns, Peter Welch, purposeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a portrait of Iain Banks.

“One should never mistake pattern … for meaning.” — Iain Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata

Author YahooeyPosted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Iain Banks, meaning, patternsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.

“We have been trained to think of patterns, with the exception of those of music, as fixed affairs. It is easier and lazier that way but, of course, all nonsense.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature

Author YahooeyPosted on August 8, 2019August 4, 2019Categories QuotationsTags Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature, nonsense, patternsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.

“Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.” — Mignon McLaughlin, The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook

Author YahooeyPosted on January 16, 2017January 3, 2017Categories QuotationsTags iconoclast, Mignon McLaughlin, patterns, predictable, The Complete Neurotic's Notebook, uniqueness, unpredictableLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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