Strange Loop Quotes

#1. The Strange Loop phenomenon occurs whenever, by moving upwards (or downwards) through levels of some hierarchial system, we unexpectedly find ourselves right back where we started.

Douglas Hofstadter

#2. That's what I Am a Strange Loop is about," said Deborah. "It's about how we spend our lives self-referencing, over and over, in a kind of strange loop.

Jon Ronson

#3. Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn.

Anouk Aimee

#4. I wish my wish would not be granted!

Douglas R. Hofstadter

#5. My grandmother said sex was the best gift God ever gave to mankind-I think it is over rated.

Brenda Kay Winters

#6. A mirror mirroring a mirror

Douglas R. Hofstadter

#7. In spreading his ideas, Plato was willing to employ emotional appeals, state propaganda, and the use of force.

Bertrand Russell

#8. No, no - I think about thinking

Douglas R. Hofstadter

#9. This inductively justifies the conclusion that induction cannot justify any conclusions.

David Deutsch

#10. Social networking can also have a negative effect on relationships when you only treat people as potential sales. The responsibility to build a relationship lies with you and depends on how you choose to use social media.

Brian Basilico

#11. To be able to be there first, I love the pioneer thing. It's exciting to me. And they pay full rate, they're really nice, they support the work, and they said yes. What could be bad? It's the Wild West. You can do what you want.

Jenji Kohan

#12. So we are completely dependent and independent.

Anonymous

#13. I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.

Ricky Williams

#14. I enjoy acronyms. Recursive Acronyms Crablike "RACRECIR" Especially Create Infinite Regress

Douglas R. Hofstadter

#15. When you start hanging out with Jennifer Lopez and Bill Clinton, you can't expect to remain an everyday person.

Alfonso Soriano

#16. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much

Helen Keller

#17. Start-ups make so many mistakes that the challenge to identify the root cause of a failure is tough. But believing in your own plan is probably the worst.

Eric Ries

#18. I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

Enrique Iglesias

#19. We must remember that we do not observe nature as it actually exists, but nature exposed to our methods of perception. The theories determine what we can or cannot observe ... Reality is an illusion, albeit a persistent one.

Albert Einstein