Quotes About Simplicity

Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

I had the most amazing childhood in the natural surroundings of Assam.

I live in the rural area of North Georgia, so for me, those are these best days. It has little to do with humans and mostly to do with nature and what surrounds me.

Our pleasures were simple - they included survival.

I know and live with the real Dilip Kumar. He is a simple man, hard working, who has survived time.

I couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me.

The only restaurants in which you're actually happy to be served your entree are the restaurants that serve entrees ungarlanded by Chef's ambition - sushi joints and steakhouses.

The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.

I swear by lash extensions. They cut my makeup routine time in half.

If the speaker won't boil it down, the audience must sweat it out.

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they cook for other people is to think that it has to be fancy and elaborate. This results in enormous expense and nine days of labor, plus you end up trying to assemble a croquembouche in front of your guests and everyone's experiencing flop sweat.

I don't care about image and all that nonsense. I'm in sweat pants every day. I don't play the game at all.

My image is jeans. An oversize sweat shirt. T-shirt. A pair of boots or sneakers. Very simple. And that's what I feel comfortable in.

In general, I pack really simply. Every shirt that I pack is going to work with every pant that I pack and every sweater that I pack. So, I can mix and match easily.

Life was so much simpler in pre-video days when everyone refused invitations because the 'Forsyte Saga' was on. Now we all just have a long list of unwatched shows, all of which, it seems, our friends are raving about. I feel as outdated as if I wore a Fair Isle sweater, ate Pot Noodle and had a two-bar electric fire in the sitting room.

We tracked 'Domestic Sweater' live as a full band. It had been a while since we had even performed so in doing so, a sweet innocence arose, as though we were playing in our garage again.

I would say I'm pretty minimal. Comfort is key. So during the day, it's usually, like, jeans and a sweater. But for evening wear, I'll dress up a bit.

I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don't need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it's very easy.

I'm an only child. Mostly raised by my father outside of Saratoga, doing martial arts and snowmobiling. I wore sweaters, jeans and sneakers. I was more interested in four-wheeling in the Catskills than doing my hair and makeup at 7 A.M. before school.

If Bernie has seven sweaters, that's three too many for him.

I'm rather happy with sweats, slippers and no make-up on.

I've no interest in fashion, shoes, handbags, or sweaty shopping.

I look for a girl without pretense who is sweet and intelligent - preferably brunette, but that's not completely important.