A people becomes aware of its existence when it becomes aware of its entirety, not only of its component parts and their individual interests. Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
The totality of a record is usually beyond ones ability to imagine when you start working on it, but the component parts are, usually, fairly clear one way or another. Fred Frith
Systems theory is antireductionist; it asserts that no system can be adequately understood or totally explained once it has been broken down into its component parts. (For example, the central nervous system carries out thought processes would not occur if only parts were used.) Charles Zastrow
I think it is impossible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by dividing it into its component parts and labeling them scientifically. It must be breathed to be understood. Patrick White
All component parts of any system of management must be consistent with each of the other parts and reflect the system's basic philosophy. Rensis Likert