Randomness Quotes

We need myths to get by. We need story; otherwise the tremendous randomness of experience overwhelms us. Story is what penetrates.

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.

Randomness works well in search sometimes better than humans.

Letting go of randomness is one of the hardest decisions a person can make.

This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is a risk, that it is a bad thing.

When some systems are stuck in a dangerous impasse, randomness and only randomness can unlock them and set them free.

Randomness is the true foundation of mathematics.

Talk to people no one else is talking to.

If there is no randomness in the universe, then what do we mean by chaos?

Since mechanically obtained randomness contains all kinds of possible permutations, including the most regular ones, it cannot be relied upon always to exhibit a pervasive irregularity.

I feel like there's a randomness in real life that too many Hollywood movies just shave off. It feels too intentional, and life just isn't that intentional. I like popcorn movies. I like entertaining movies. But, I feel like I could do something more in the real world.

Contingency is a thing unto itself, not the titration of determinism by randomness.

There is a certain fate to the universe and a certain randomness.

We talk often about being in a media-saturated society, and we are surrounded by image streams. But it's nihilistic. There's a real randomness to all of it.