Simplicity Quotes

None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty.

There are times when wisdom cannot be found in the chambers of parliament or the halls of academia but at the unpretentious setting of the kitchen table.

It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.

But I should not have to explain to you how important it is for science and simplicity to coexist. One must not fear to be a little child again, when times of wonder are at hand.

We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands.

All things are accomplished by the meditative act of releasing illusions and simply becoming.

The best plans are always the simplest.

Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village.

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.

Water’s water and that’s why it’s beautiful.

Complex things are easy to do. Simplicity's the real challenge.

Don't let go of the vine.

I'm learning simplicity and how to wear my body. I'm enjoying life and trying to be the best me.

I think that we're always drawn - particularly sophisticated people - are always drawn to the idea of simplicity.

Often the block [in writing] comes from the wall of words that keep out the simplicity of sense.

It takes simplicity and humility to worship God acceptably.

The greater the emotional intensity, the greater the simplicity.

Out of the clutter find Simplicity

This paper of yours is so lightly written that you must have sweated terribly.

Wherever there's capitalism there's this inclination toward simplicity. There's also a human need to process complicated things by turning them into something else.

There is eternal simplicity to a solution once it has been discovered!

Simplicity is the mean between ostentation and rusticity.

...the only simplicity to be trusted is the simplicity to be found on the far side of complexity.

The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it.

Seek simplicity, then distrust.

A wall is the safeguard of simplicity.

ARTLESSNESS, n. A certain engaging quality to which women attain by long study and severe practice upon the admiring male, who is pleased to fancy it resembles the candid simplicity of his young.

It has taken me 20 years to eliminate the unnecessary elements from my work.

Art should take what is complex and render it simply. It takes a lot of skill, human understanding, stamina, courage, energy, and heart to do that.

For the most part, we, who could choose simplicity, choose complication.

Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence.

I believe that one of the great pleasures that we derive from voyaging is that of independence, and we have found that the best guarantee of that independence comes from simplicity.

A man's simplicity is the beauty of his humanity in life.

Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.

We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.

It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus!

The sweet simplicity of the three percents.

If this seems complex, the reason is because Tao is both simple and complex. It is complex when we try to understand it, and simple when we allow ourselves to experience it.

Physics, owing to the simplicity of its subject matter, has reached a higher state of development than any other science.

The paradox of simplicity is that making things simpler is hard work.

Simplicity is power. The power to do less of what doesn't matter and more of what does.

Simpler companies are user centered. They adapt to the needs of day-to-day decision makers.

Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster.

I think we definitely want to focus on the simplicity aspect because it's something that's built into the culture even here at Twitter. Constraints inspire creativity.

Nature doesn't see things through the prism of good or bad. It rewards efficiency. That is the simplicity of evolution, matching design to environment.

Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it's true, and it's important.

I think having simplicity doesn't always mean that you make a good movie. I have a theory that a movie that's easy to make is hard to watch.

It's like the sound of a chuckle in the darkness. The sense that some shattering and disarming simplicity is the real answer.

Among those who study painting, some strive for an elaborate effect and others prefer the simple. Neither complexity in itself nor simplicity is enough.

Cultivate simplicity, Coleridge.