William Ross Ashby Born : September 6, 1903 Died : November 15, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by William Ross Ashby What is important is that complex systems, richly cross-connected internally, have complex behaviours, and that these behaviours can be goal-seeking in complex patterns. William Ross Ashby behaviour important goal When a whole system is composed of a numbers of subsystems, the one that tends to dominate is the least stable. William Ross Ashby stable whole numbers A brain can improve till it fits its environment. William Ross Ashby fit environment brain