Quotes About Simplicity

James Dean has never been one of my guys. I don't want to be him. I will take boring anytime. I love boring! Are you kidding me? Matt Damon has been one of my favorites forever. He always elevates every bit of material, and then you don't hear a thing about him.

I think life is a little more basic here in Australia. There aren't so many distractions. People seem to feel they can be kinder with each other here, I think, to a greater extent than in the States.

When they asked us what we wanted to be when we grow up, in kindergarten, I always said I wanted to be a farmer.

It is the childlike mind that finds the kingdom.

I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies.

I stay away from the makeup kit if I'm not shooting.

My kitchen is limited at best. I have one drawer. But I make do with what I have; it's taught me to be super efficient in terms of how I clean and how I put things away.

I really like keeping my kitchen counters as clear as possible. I tend to function better when there's less clutter.

I've never flown a kite.

Keep it simple in the kitchen. If you use quality ingredients, you don't need anything fancy to make food delicious: just a knife, a cutting board, and some good nonstick cookware, and you're set.

Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy.

We're content to knock around the house.

Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.

I'm just a Connecticut country boy. The people I've known, the changes of season, the call of the blue jay - when I'm away, all of them haunt me.

Any writer my age almost can't get away from being influenced by Kurt Vonnegut, partially because of his simple, clear way of stating things. To read Vonnegut is to learn how to use economy words.

I don't use labels a lot.

I don't labor over my drawings. I want to get freedom in the line.

I have so many bras. I have so many, and then they get lost, and I look for a simple nude one to wear, and I can't find one because there's, like, lace and crazy colors that I never wear.

When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace.

There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing?'

It might surprise you to know that, for the most part, finance involves addition and subtraction. When finance people get really fancy, they multiply and divide. We never have to take the second derivative of a function or determine the area under a curve (sorry, engineers). So have no fear: the math is easy. And calculators are cheap. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to be financially intelligent.

Flashy on the outside wasn't how Jesus rolled, and flashy on the inside doesn't come from us. We roll in minivans of clay so that God's awesomeness is clearly recognized for what it is: Him and not us.

The world doesn't need more bling. It needs more clay.

Coco a spus, când vorbesc despre elegan??, vorbesc despre lux. Luxul trebuie s? r?mân? invizibil, dar trebuie s? se simt?. Luxul este simplu; este opusul complica?iei. Luxul este o necesitate care începe acolo unde se sfâr?esc necesit??ile. Unii oameni cred c? luxul este opusul s?r?ciei. Nu este a?a. El este opusul vulgarit??ii. Luxul este opusul prestigiului.