“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
PinThere is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. – Leo TolstoyPinIn character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. – Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPinNature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. – Isaac NewtonPinSimplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. – George Sand
“Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength.”
PinThree rules of work: out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert EinsteinPinI have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. – Lao TzuPinI feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself. – Bobby BrownPinAs you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. – Henry David Thoreau
17 Wise Quotes on Simplicity Of Life
“I haven’t changed my mind about modernism from the first day I ever did it… It means integrity; it means honesty; it means the absence of sentimentality and the absence of nostalgia; it means simplicity; it means clarity. That’s what modernism means to me.”
Paul Rand
PinSome of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted. – Neil DeGrasse TysonPinMaking the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. – Charles Mingus
“A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied; he must know how to disengage what is essential from the detail in which it is enwrapped, for everything cannot be equally considered; in a word, he must be able to simplify his duties, his business and his life.”
Henri Frederic Amiel
PinSimplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough. – Charles Dudley WarnerPinA vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life. – Winston Churchill
“Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that’s a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That’s not simple.”
Jonathan Ive
PinSeek simplicity but distrust it. – Alfred North WhiteheadPinA little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think. – Eleanor Roosevelt
“My encouragement: delete the energy vampires from your life, clean out all complexity, build a team around you that frees you to fly, remove anything toxic, and cherish simplicity. Because that’s where genius lives.”
PinPurity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. – Thomas A. KempisPinEverything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. – Albert Einstein
“Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more.”
PinKnowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. – Martin H. FischerPinThe ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans HofmannPinHave nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. – William MorrisPinSimplicity is a state of mind. – Charles Wagner
2 Quotes on Simplicity and Elegance
“Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be.”
PinSimplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. – Coco Chanel
2 Quotes on Simplicity and Fashion
PinI wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes. – Yves Saint LaurentPinComfort and simplicity are two keys that I follow when it comes to fashion. – Fawad Khan
3 Quotes on Simplicity and Beauty
PinI appreciate simplicity, true beauty that lasts over time, and a little wit and eclecticism that make life more fun. – Elliott ErwittPinBeauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. – PlatoPinThe core of beauty is simplicity. – Paulo Coelho
5 Quotes on Simplicity and Complexity
PinI prefer the simple things and I love walking in the countryside, or going camping… but simplicity is hard. It’s easier to over-complicate things. – Bill BaileyPinThe art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. – Douglas HortonPinProgress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity. – Thor HeyerdahlPinThe Cube is, at the same time, a symbol of simplicity and complexity. – Erno RubikPinSimplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it. – Alan Perlis
3 Quotes on Simplicity that Inspires Good Leadership
“Nothing can conduce more to the order and stability of a government than the simplicity of the laws, the proper definition of rights, and their impartial and consistent administration.”
Sam Houston
PinGreat leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand. – General Colin PowellPinDon’t make the process harder than it is. – Jack Welch
2 Quotes on Simplicity of Ideas
PinThe greatest ideas are the simplest. – William GoldingPinIt is the essence of genius to make use of the simplest ideas. – Charles Péguy
7 Quotes on Simplicity for Art
PinSimplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art. – Frederic ChopinPinSimplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art. – Frank Lloyd WrightPinThe art of art, the glory of expression, and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. – Walt WhitmanPinSimplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. – Philip James BaileyPinAs I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art. – Albrecht DurerPinSometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication. – Emmanuel JalPinSimplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one’s self by entering into the real sense of things. – Constantin Brancusi
3 Quotes on Simplicity that Will Elevate Your Happiness
“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.”
Peace Pilgrim
PinSimplicity makes me happy. – Alicia KeysPinSimplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say let your affairs be as one, two, three and to a hundred or a thousand. We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without. – Henry David Thoreau
2 Quotes on Simplicity and Sophistication
PinThe spirit’s foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication. – George SantayanaPinSimplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci
4 Quotes on Simplicity of Science and Technology
“We have one hardware organization. We have one software organization. It’s not like we’re this big company with all these divisions that are cranking out products. We’re simpletons.”
PinUNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity. – Dennis RitchiePinWhat is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity. – Desmond LlewelynPinThe main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler. – Edward Teller
5 Quotes on Simplicity that Inspires Spirituality
“When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. It’s a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time. It’s a journey that has taken us from primary identification with our body and our psyche, on to an identification with God, and ultimately beyond identification.”
Ram Dass
PinThe life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things. – Ellen G. WhitePinGrow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God’s promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity. – Charles Spurgeon
“The world calls for, and expects from us, simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility, detachment, and self-sacrifice. Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man.”
Pope Paul VI
PinPure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. – Saint Francis of Assisi
3 Quotes on Simplicity and Childhood
PinBaking can be done with a few simple ingredients, so it’s about simplicity and nostalgia – people are reminded of their childhood. – Paul HollywoodPinChildhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful. – Kailash SatyarthiPinOf Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. – Alexander Pope
2 Quotes on Simplicity for Women
“The American women are very pretty and have great simplicity of character, and the extreme neatness of their appearance is truly delightful: cleanliness is everywhere even more studiously attended to here than in England.”
Marquis de Lafayette
“What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now! This is not the life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
2 Quotes on Simplicity and Luxury
PinI am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity. – Jil SanderPinI like simplicity; I don’t need luxury. – Francis Ford Coppola
2 Quotes on Simplicity in Martials Arts and Sports
“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.”
PinReally, coaching is simplicity. It’s getting players to play better than they think that they can. – Tom Landry
16 Quotes on Simplicity To Ponder
“Simplicity – that’s what I want. It’s been a rare commodity for me for a number of years, but I enjoy being able to hang out with my girl, read the newspaper, and sit back and start to read a book by someone I admire, like Lawrence Krauss or Christopher Hitchens. And that’s it – simplicity, where the game of Hollywood doesn’t exist.”
PinTis the gift to be simple, Tis the gift to be free… – Joseph BrackettPinSimplicity is a choice, a discrimination, a crystallization. Its object is purity. – Le CorbusierPinI like being in a recording studio. I like watching a song go from the simplicity of the original music. – Grace SlickPinI have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. – Oscar WildePinThere is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions. – Dieter F. UchtdorfPinThe English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks; but they are both not the kind of thing you can run up in half an hour with a machine. – Dorothy L. SayersPinFor every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong. – Henry Louis MenckenPinI always go for simplicity. – David BaileyPinAnd yes, there’s a simplicity to writing books because you’re not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee. – Bernard CornwellPinFishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. – Herbert HooverPinA taste for simplicity cannot last for long. – Eugene DelacroixPinWhen I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me. – Tim BurtonPinAnything simple always interests me. – David HockneyPinAs beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration. – Laura NyroPinSimplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much. – Joshua Reynolds
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