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Complex Quotes

On systems and relationships too tangled to simplify.

These Complexity quotes consider how complicated the world can be, from tangled family relationships to global systems that resist any single point of control, including the infrastructure behind something as basic as food supply.

Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.

Quotes by Adam McKay

The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex.

Quotes by Wynonna Judd

We live in a very complex world.

Quotes by Vint Cerf

Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.

Quotes by Ulrich Beck

Complex Character Quotes

I'm not a total chump. I write stuff that's reasonably musically complex.

Quotes by Tim Minchin

Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

Quotes by Talib Kweli

I never read 'The Cinderella Complex' - I'm too afraid that my name might be in it.

Quotes by Susan Ford

I had this inferiority complex as a child, as I was not good at speaking. I was also not good in studies or sports and would often flunk in four-five subjects.

Quotes by Suriya

I don't write with a complex style, I cannot.

Quotes by Sudha Murty

Complex System Quotes

The brain is an immensely complex organ, and many mysteries remain. Exactly how brain and mind or soma and psyche are related is one of them.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Cancer is not just a dividing cell. It's a complex disease: It invades, it metastasizes, it evades the immune system.

Quotes by Siddhartha Mukherjee

One of the principal achievements of physics in the 20th century has been the revelation that the atom is not indivisible or elementary at all but has a complex structure.

Quotes by Sheldon Lee Glashow

People don't understand complex issues.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

Another feature that everybody notices about the universe is that it's complex.

Quotes by Seth Lloyd

Complexity Quotes

Gentrification and housing shortages are complex issues.

Quotes by Sarah Jeong

India is a complex country.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Culture is not a biologically transmitted complex.

Quotes by Ruth Benedict

Motivations are too tangled and complex.

Quotes by Russell Banks

I don't identify as white. I have a complex relationship with whiteness.

Quotes by Rostam Batmanglij

Complicated Quotes

For the FBI and for the United States, the war on terrorism is a complex and perplexing issue. It is as complex and perplexing as any issue we have ever faced.

Quotes by Robert Mueller

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Complex collection actually cover?
It spans global affairs, family relationships, and practical logistics. One quote simply states that we live in a very complex world, another calls the mother-daughter relationship the most complex kind, and a fourth points to a lack of infrastructure as a reason food supply to sub-Saharan African countries becomes so complex.
Is there a quote here about global power or politics?
Yes, one argues that global conditions are far too complex to imagine they could ever really be controlled by a single power, a statement about the limits of any one nation's influence over world affairs, presented as the speaker's stated view.
Why would someone search for quotes about complexity?
Complexity is a common way to describe modern challenges, whether personal, political, or logistical, so these quotes appeal to readers writing about difficult relationships, global issues, or the general feeling that things aren't simple anymore. The Complexity collection covers the abstract concept in more depth.
Does this collection touch on family dynamics?
One quote singles out the mother-daughter relationship as the most complex of all, a specific, relational take rather than the more systemic complexity found in the other quotes here.
What other topics complement Complex quotes?
For character-driven writing specifically, Complex Character quotes fits well, while readers focused on logistics or infrastructure problems may prefer Complex System quotes alongside this set.

For related themes, see our Complex System quotes and Complicated quotes.