Quotes About Simplicity

God made man simple, but how he changed and got complicated is hard to say.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

True eloquence forgoes eloquence.

If a thing goes without saying -- let it.

Oh, one world at a time!

I strive to be brief, and become obscure.

I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That's why I still love to sleep on couches now.

I prefer to imagine that my wife, a few friends, and occasionally my mom are the only ones who read what I do, though I realize that this is somewhat unrealistic.

Simple practices like conscious breathing and smiling are very important. They can change our civilization.

My mom cooked the same food every day - tortillas, beans and meat. If it was enchiladas, it was - tortillas, beans and meat. If it was burritos, it was still - tortillas, beans and meat.

You might be a redneck if you go Christmas shopping for your mom, sister, and girlfriend, and you only need to buy one gift.

For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.

Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life.

It's much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.

My mom always made sure I lived my life as a regular kid.

Some people are so poor, all they have is money.

Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.

It does not require money to be neat, clean and dignified.

If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

What could you do to a man who owns nothing? You can't starve a fasting man, you can't steal from someone who has no money, you can't ruin someone who hates prestige.

No matter how much money you earn, you can only eat three meals a day and sleep in one bed.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Money is never to be squandered or spent ostentatiously. Some of the greatest people in history have lived lives of the greatest simplicity. Remember it's the you inside that counts.

I don't know if this sounds bad, but I am set. I don't spend my money. I don't buy cars or have an expensive drug habit. The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house.