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Quotes About Minimalism

'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
~ Frank Lloyd Wright
I say what I need to, not a whole lot more.
~ Carrie Underwood
I'm not very materialistic - I don't have a whole lot of stuff. But I do always like a pair of really weird socks.
~ Taylor Kinney
That man is rich whose pleasures are the cheapest.
~ Henry David Thoreau
There's no point in having a bunch of stuff that you're not going to wear. Why not just have a few things that you actually like?
~ Kenny Stills
I'm that woman who would reuse all the plastic bottles that come home, wear the same clothes time and again, because why not?
~ Rupali Ganguly
Modern minimalism has become less strict over time with a wider range of textures and materials, with other cozier layers.
~ Bobby Berk
My personal fave is 'The Japanese Wife', because I think I achieved a lot of what I wanted to do. I wanted that Japanese minimalism in the film, which I managed to get somewhat.
~ Aparna Sen
I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.
~ Thelma Golden
If I was left to my own devices, you would see about ten T-shirts in rotation with maybe a few nice pairs of jeans - but I also like to look good. I like feeling really well put together, I just don't have the aptitude and the knowledge to do that.
~ Daniel Radcliffe
I have such a simple process - it takes me, like, ten minutes to get ready.
~ Leandra Medine
A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I'm a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.
~ Mark Wahlberg
I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
~ Alexander Wang
When doing my own makeup, I tend to keep it simple for the most part and stick to my go-to products.
~ A. J. Odudu
I actually don't shop very much. I have a tendency to rotate a few pairs of ripped jeans and an old cashmere sweater.
~ Candace Bushnell
I try to put as little stuff into my hair as I can, which tends to be the best for it.
~ Connie Britton
We're these guys that are very tech-savvy, so people tend to expect us to say our favorite gadgets are thing like the latest iPhone or the latest app or something like that. Adam is pretty much like that. As far as myself, I'm the kind of guy that tends to go for the absolute simplest things.
~ Jamie Hyneman
Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as possible and still getting across to the reader. When information is delivered in that way, it is very satisfying to me.
~ Susan Minot
In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics - I'm not a snob like that.
~ Aerin Lauder
Red lipstick aside, I firmly believe that less is more in terms of make-up.
~ Emilia Wickstead
Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.
~ Ann Beattie
un Estado mínimo, limitado a las estrechas funciones de protección contra la violencia, el robo y el fraude, de cumplimiento de contratos, etcétera, se justifica; que cualquier Estado más extenso violaría el derecho de las personas de no ser obligadas a hacer ciertas cosas y, por tanto, no se justifica; que el Estado mínimo es inspirador, asi como correcto.
~ Robert Nozick
One of the main lessons of bioelectromagnetism so far is that less is often more.
~ Robert O. Becker
Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.
~ Robert Orben