Quotes About Minimalism

It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.

I am a worried person with a stressed out soul, living a simple life with no capital.

Simplicity is the key to happiness.

In the never-ending battle between order and chaos, clutter sides with chaos every time. Anything that you possess that does not add to your life or your happiness eventually becomes a burden.

I believe the houses of the future will be...designed to welcome rather than to impress. People...will want homes in which every room is used every day and in which there are no wasted spaces--homes less like furniture stores or warehouses and more like nests.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

Recipes are made by breaking down a complex relationship of smell, touch, taste, and instinct born of intimate familiarity into a series of minimal commands containing none of those things.

The Less I Say The More My Work Gets Done.

Ser simple agota.

It's better to live with a few things than with those that don't express your taste or that deliver outdated, inappropriate or even bitter memories that you should leave behind.

Why be saddled with artifacts that no longer inspired me?

Anyone with more than 365 pair of shoes is a pig.

choose less and feel better.

It's easy to get rid of things when there is an obvious reason for doing so. It's much more difficult when there is no compelling reason.

I don't go to movies, I don't own a television, I don't buy magazines and I try not to receive mail, so I'm not really aware of popular culture.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

I tend to lean toward a more minimal aesthetic, so when I use wallpapers in my interiors, I like for one or two prints to be the star of the show. I would recommend being careful in your use of strong prints so the room doesn't get too busy. Use one print that dominates and one as an accent.

Robert Fripp and I will be recording another LP very soon. It should be even more monotonous than the first one!

Consuming less is the fastest way to eco-fashion redemption - particularly if your preference is for leather, not hemp.

I like to keep things deceptively simple, but hard-hitting. You can reduce everything to the perfect, essential harmony. It's what used to be done with earlier music like Gregorian chants.

When I'm writing a story, I try to reduce it to the barest possible components and go from there.

I always wear 'Hannah Marshall', all black.

The more simple my life is, the happier I am.

I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.