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Quotes About Simplicity

It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.
~ Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
We celebrate the birth of one who told us to give everything to the poor by giving each other motorized tie racks.
~ Bill McKibben
When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness.
~ Bob Hope
Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.
~ Guy Kawasaki
Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
~ Moliere
Talking about things that are understandable only weighs down the mind.
~ Alfred Jarry
I use very little red. I use blue, yellow, a little green, but especially... black, white and grey. There is a certain need in me for communication with human beings. Black and white is writing.
~ Hans Arp
My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.
~ Margaret Chase Smith
For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, 'Follow me.' Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.
~ Jim Rohn
Communication is like the basics of mechanical engineering, the more moving parts you have the more likely it is to break down!
~ Garrison Wynn
There is a simplicity that exists on the far side of complexity, and there is a communication of sentiment and attitude not to be discovered by careful exegesis of a text.
~ Pat Buchanan
To me, the most perfect screenplay ever written will be one word, when you finally reduce it down to that. Until then, writing will be an imperfect form of communication.
~ Sylvester Stallone
Be bold. Be fast. Get to the point right away. The best email communication is simple and clear.
~ Constance Hale
It will allow us to control all the communication needs of a household with one device.
~ John C. Malone
My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don't have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there.
~ Maira Kalman
A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do
~ Dennis Ritchie
I never use a computer.
~ Andrew Wiles
I don't use e-mail or a computer. I would be so inundated that I wouldn't be able to get any work done. Instead, I do everything in person or on the phone.
~ John Paul DeJoria
I have one computer that my wife gave me. All I know how to do, and I do it every day, is play Spider Solitaire. And I don't have a cell phone.
~ Kirk Douglas
I don't need a hard disk in my computer if I can get to the server faster... carrying around these non-connected computers is byzantine by comparison.
~ Steve Jobs
I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.
~ Jamie Zawinski
The Macintosh was supposed to be the computer for people that just wanted to use a computer without having to learn how to use one.
~ Steve Jobs
I dont watch TV. I dont use a computer, a fax or a cellphone.
~ Louise Bourgeois
At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have e-mail; and I really don't need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours.
~ Marian McPartland