Quotes About Minimalism

He is the better equipped for life. As for swimming, who has the less to carry.

The reason why most absurdist plays take place in a no man's land with only two characters is mainly financial.

Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.

In the words of the Spanish Catholic saint Josemaría Escrivá, "He has most who needs least. Don't create needs for yourself."[19

In the words of the Spanish Catholic saint Josemaría Escrivá, "He has most who needs least. Don't create needs for yourself.

As we age, we shouldn't accumulate more to represent ourselves but rather strip things away to find our true selves

I like to push myself to achieve a certain quality, eliminate the excess detail. I always want a high degree of purity.

I'm a bit like the Queen in that I don't carry much cash.

I'm so unmaterialistic in every way. If you saw my apartment, it would explain a lot, I think. It's not so much a mess, but it just needs to have some feng shui or a real 'Queer Eye' makeover or whatever.

As a busy mum, my beauty routine is quite simple, as I don't have a huge amount of time, so I use products that are quick and easy. I don't tend to use different products for night and day either.

Quiet is better than loud.

I like it when it's nice and quiet. I'm not a big city person.

Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.

I love Comme des Garcons. I think everything she touches is almost like gold. And she does it so quietly. No branding.

When I started making dances in the '60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism.

I really like Rag & Bone because they make simple pieces that last.

You just touch on things. You don't go round the room describing the furniture.

I don't have any furniture.

I've never been a girly-girl, never drawn to things that are fussy.

I'm not a gadget freak.

I'm not one of those people that needs to have all of the new gadgets or wants any of that.

I don't have too many gadgets in the house. I do like playing computer games every now and again, though.

There are more things to gain from eliminating excess than you might imagine: time, space, freedom, and energy, for example.

I buy food and gasoline - that's it.