Quotes About Simplicity

Letting go of "stuff" allowed the world to collapse behind me as I moved, so I became nothing more or less than who I simply was: Me.

I imagined that a better world would be less complicated, less involved, and with less need to mass produce doorknobs and lock sets, electric outlets, power cords, frozen chicken wings, packages of steak, rubber bands, and a million little foam earbuds that slip over the broadcasting end of an iPod. I'd stand staring at Jenna's room, the recycling porch, and imagine what my life would be like if I could squeeze all my worldly possessions into a space like that.

I never saw this coming - the little house was working its magic, connecting me to people and materials I never would have guessed would find their way into the picture.

Whose idea was it that we should all get jobs, work faster, work better, race from place to place with our brains stewing on tweets, blogs, and sound bites, on must-see movies, must-do experiences, must-have gadgets, when in the end, all any of us will have is our simple beating heart, reaching up for the connection to whoever might be in the room or leaning into our mattress as we draw our last breath.

Whose idea was it that we should all get jobs, work faster, work better, race from place to place with our brains stewing on tweets, blogs, and sound bites, on must-see movies, must-do experiences, must-have gadgets, when in the end, all any of us will have is our simple beating heart, reaching up for the connection to whoever might be in the room or leaning into our mattress as we draw our last breath. I hate to put it in such dramatic terms, but it's kinda true.

be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

When you're not distracted by self-image, you can only be in the state of innocence.

the state of suffering is complicated because, in its attempts to wrestle with pain, the ego refuses to see that the answer could be as simple as simply learning to be. Any steps that get you to stop clinging to complications will bring you closer to the simple state of healing.

Ya sea que lamentes algo de tu pasado o te preocupes por algo del futuro, estás provocando cambios en tu cuerpo. En otras palabras, pasas gran parte de tu vida metabolizando tiempo. (...)¿qué pasaría si no tuvieras una historia? Tu vida sería mucho más simple y más natural. No tendrías una imagen pública que defender. No tendrías miedo del mañana porque sin una historia que seguir aceptarías cualquier experiencia y la dejarías ir.

Jamás comprenderemos cabalmente el cómo, el dónde ni el cuándo de nada, ni siquiera de algo tan simple como el agua hirviendo. Debemos rendirnos a la incertidumbre y apreciar su belleza.

My mathematics is simple: one plus one = one.

The most complicated skill is to be simple.

To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste.

To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.

You may be capable of great things, But life consists of small things.

Good music is very close to primitive language.

Case in point: On one of their first dates, he brought her a box of Ivory Flakes soap. Who needs flowers? Roses fade, but flaky soap available from the PX lasted months. Having Ivory Flakes was a rarity in itself, and also saved her valuable time—one less line to stand in, only to find that the grocer was out. Again. That was romance, as far as Colleen was concerned. Maybe this guy was a keeper after all.

It was a time of repurposing. "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without," was the motto of the time.

Do not dissect a rainbow. In other words, do not destroy a beautiful phenomenon by overanalyzing it.

She didn't read to show off at book groups or for discussion. She never made a show of her erudition. She just liked to be lost.

I'm a talentless but popular young singer and I have the feeling someone is watching me. I use the term loosely because I have few feelings, and even they're too simple, like primary colors.

I like flat black. It doesn't try to explain anything, and it's been hip since before I was born, I guess.

UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

One of the great mind destroyers of college education is the belief that if it's very complex, it's very profound.