Quotes About Simplicity

So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.

Customers want new functionality, but they don't want the traditional complexity that has marred products in the past.

My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple.

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

We can gradually drop our ideals of who we think we ought to be, or who we think we want to be, or who we think other people think we want to be or ought to be.

To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.

My approach to jewelry has always been to keep it very simple, but if you want to wear something, make sure it is exquisite and lovely and will stand out.

We are men without ambition, and all we want is to be left alone, in peace so that we can try and be happy. So few people will understand this simplicity.

I have no desire to dress up my poetry and make it fancy. I want the poem to be as true as humanly possible to the feeling that inspired it. That's my only concern. Everything else seems wrong.

I don't care so much about form. Perhaps I did in the beginning, a long time ago. But now I just want to be as straight and simple and as true as possible.

One of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.

People don't want lots and lots of single purpose devices. They do not want to have to learn how to set up something for photos, another thing for music, another thing for video.

If when I get to heaven the Lord shall say to me, Spurgeon, I want you to preach for all eternity, I would reply, Lord, give me a Bible, that is all I need.

Zen is not interested in high-flown statements; it wants its pupil to bite his apple and not discuss it.

Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far with description. I think you've got to keep it short, crisp and clean

Somehow it all got too out of hand, too complicated for a simple man. Don't want to have to pick and choose, hey, look at all these things I'll never use.

O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing.

Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on.

That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.

In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.

One of the joys of being in love is that it clarifies your priorities. Complication arises from not knowing what you want.

I have enough to think about - I just don't ever want to have to think about my car.

To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.

Here is a guaranteed way to get more of what you want: want less.