Quotes About Simplicity

I do not like money, either for itself or for what it can buy, since I want nothing we know about.

He lived on frankness and economy.

Take a trip to the forest and experience the greatness of getting on your knees and picking your own food and going home... and eating it.

You don't want to sound as though you used a Sharper Image catalogue for a thesaurus.

When Jesus walked among humankind there was a certain simplicity to being his disciple. Primarily it meant to go with him, in an attitude of observation, study, obedience, and imitation. There were no correspondence courses. One knew what to do and what it would cost.

Padre Pio once said when recalling his childhood. "I was an unsalted piece of macaroni

You can't be so busy building a life that you forget to live.

Life is simple. Your life is made up of only two kinds of things – positive things and negative things.

It is what we call part of our cucina povera - simple food for the peasants. And a good way to use up yesterday's stale bread. It is simply stale bread soaked in broth, and then we cook the garlic, tomatoes, some carrot, and celery and add these to it, then serve with olive oil. That's all.

Slow and the world will reveal itself, his father had once said during a walk in the woods, explaining how chaotic and fast things had become, how the world is harder to understand because it operates at a speed non-conducive to humanity and how in hectic moments the act of slowing down, closing your eyes, taking a breath, offers a fresh perspective.

Maybe. Occam's disposable Bic razor might suggest so.

We're up against a public that wants a smoking gun . . .We know the public wants, demands, something simple. And we're also very much aware that we live in a time of rampant science denial. Nobody does nuance anymore.

Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nada Teu exagera ou exclui. Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto és No mínimo que fazes. Assim em cada coisa a Lua toda Brilha, porque alta vive.

Quer pouco: terás tudo. Quer nada: serás livre. O mesmo amor que tenham por nós, quer-nos, oprime-nos.

Quer pouco: terás tudo. Quer nada: serás livre.

Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition.

A TIDY SPELL" I've just been through a tidy spell, I tell you it's a verity, I've sorted out the things to keep, The things to give to charity. I've sorted out my ties and belts, I've sorted out my shirts, I've sorted out my coats and slacks--- To part with some it hurts. I've sorted out my shoes and socks, I've sorted out my shorts, I've sorted out so much, in fact, That now I'm out of sorts. -by Richard Armour

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

los grandes líderes no solamente son capaces de simplificar sino que, además, pueden comunicarse con el público en unos términos universalmente comprensibles.

The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.

Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff.

If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.

Eloquence is vehement simplicity.

Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.