logo

Quotes About Simplicity

If you want to be right-sized in body, you've got to get rid of the supersize way of life.
~ Bob Harper
How simple life becomes when things like mirrors are forgotten.
~ Daphne du Maurier
What's the best thing you can do for your writing? Construct a boring life.
~ Dorothy Allison
The dog is still in the natural state. And you can easily see that, because you have problems and your dog doesn't. And while your happy moments may be rare, your dog celebrates life continuously.
~ Eckhart Tolle
Look - I understand that an unexamined life is not worth living, but do you think I could someday have an unexamined lunch?
~ Elizabeth Gilbert
Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.
~ Paul Stanley
Narrow life down to what's precious and necessary. In a world of complexity the best weapon is simplicity.
~ Price Pritchett
How happy the life unembarrassed by the cares of business!
~ Publilius Syrus
If what I do pleases God, it is always the right thing to do, and I can stop worrying about everyone else's reactions. This dramatically simplifies life.
~ Rick Warren
I hope you find, as I did, that happiness comes from noticing and enjoying the little things in life.
~ Barbara Ann Kipfer
A simple life is its own reward.
~ George Santayana
The little things in life are as interesting as the big ones.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Spending practically every minute of your day on pure survival is an absolutely boring life.
~ Samuel R. Delany
When we appreciate how much we have, we feel the urge to pare down, get back to basics, and learn what is essential for our happiness. We long to realize what's really important.
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach
Life's simplest answers are often the easiest to overlook.
~ Stephen King
We just want to live a lovely life.
~ Steve Ignorant
Everything was simple, physical, painful, exalting. The world consisted of the four elements - land and water, firepower and distancing air.
~ Susan Sontag
Life's too short for anxious score-keeping
~ Teju Cole
... but any fool knows that you don't need money to get enjoyment out of life.
~ Thomas Merton
Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. . . . Life is too precious to be sacrificed for the nonessential and transient. . . . Ignore the inconsequential!
~ Grenville Kleiser
My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam.
~ Hakeem Olajuwon
A lot of people say I'm not very friendly, that I'm cold. But I'm just the opposite. I live a very simple life. I'm a normal person, very sensitive, very caring about those around me.
~ Justine Henin
For me, my life goal is to be in a position where I can wear pajamas 24 hours a day. That's what makes me happy.
~ Lena Dunham
It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable.
~ Lin Yutang