Quote by Herbert Simon
Most of us really arent horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us

Most of us really arent horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature. – Herbert Simon

Other quotes by Herbert Simon

Engineering, medicine, business, architecture and painting are concerned not with the necessary but with the contingent – not with how things are but with how they might be – in short, with design. – Herbert Simon

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architecture
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Human knowledge has been changing from the word go and people in certain respects behave more rationally than they did when they didnt have it. They spend less time doing rain dances and more time seeding clouds. – Herbert Simon

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Knowledge
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Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones. – Herbert Simon

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design
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Other Quotes from
Nature
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There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined youd be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature. – Ayelet Waldman

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Nature

Our downfall as a species is that we are arrogant enough to think that we can control Mother Nature and stupid enough to think it is our job. – Greg Peterson, 1997, www.urbanfarm.org

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Nature

I have a bit of a rebellious nature. – John Cusack

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Nature

If you cant be in awe of Mother Nature, theres something wrong with you. – Alex Trebek

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Nature

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Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didnt know. – Susan Orlean

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I have a tickle in my brain. And it keeps making the corners of my mouth point toward the heavens. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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Smiles

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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power

Under the Healthy Americans Act, youre in charge of your health care – not your employer. If you lose your job, change jobs or just cant find a job, your health insurance is guaranteed to stick with you. – Ron Wyden

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Health