Quotes About Minimalism

Perfection is attained, not when no more can be added, but when no more can be removed.

I've never lost anything,' Red said, 'Not a penny, not a memory. Never lot anything. I've gotten rid of some crap, some people, but I don't allow myself to lose things.

I thought my inner voice was telling me it was time to sell my house and get rid of everything that I had. But what I was told was to just make my load lighter.

We can also cling to the treasures of our faith and get rid of the things that are cluttering that. It is a time we are seeing some trending away from the things that were cluttering our faith.

I'm really proud of myself because I've pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm, which has saved me so much time.

Eschew surplusage.

Volere il meno possibile e conoscere il più possibile è stata la massima che ha guidato la mia vita.

A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise. (Estha)

A quiet bubble floating on a sea of noise.

There was an air of luxury about the room, but it was the luxury of expert simplicity.

simplicity is a matter of taste.

Sometimes the embers are better than the campfire.

Henry Thoreau said that we don't own things; things own us. Every new object—whether it's a home, a car, a television, or a fancy phone like that one—is something more we must carry on our backs.

We don't own things. Things own us.

someone told me that "The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least.

I love black because it affirms, designs and styles. A woman in a black dress is a pencil stroke.

Love is what's left when you let go of everything you don't need.

Luis Barragan: simple, geometric, rectangular forms, walls with bright colours, shafts of light. Tadao Ando: natural light and contexts, zen-like experiences. Friedensreich Hundertwasser: human, in harmony with nature. Rafael Moneo: simple geometric massing, masonry. Glenn Murcutt: minimalist, vernacular. Kengo Kuma: traditional aesthetics, natural materials.

I'm finding I don't have to fill things up," said Alice, immediately to my left. "You can have empty space around you. You can have free time. I'm finding that the less I do, the better I like it.

Live in obscurity--lathe bi?sas (???? ??????)

Wasteful moves are eliminated, and more and more purpose is condensed into each move. "Beautiful friendships" are often based on the fact that the players complement each other with great economy and satisfaction, so that there is a maximum yield with a minimum effort from the games they play with each other.

When you design, solve things in the simplest way possible. Your goal should be simplicity, not 'How can I apply a pattern to this problem.

When in doubt, simplify.

people who would furnish their home with the bleak minimalist style of a Scandinavian detective novel.