Quotes About Minimalism

These Days, Keeping Anything "Simple" Is The Most "Complex" Task To Do....

Sometimes simplicity brings you curiosity.

Simplicity, not cleverness, can be the source of happiness.

MacKaye never varied his equipment: a Gibson SG guitar and a Marshall amplifier. "Even though I know that there's a lot of options, I'm not interested in options," he says. "I'm interested in how far I can take this simple equation, which is an amp, a cord, and a guitar, and how much I can do with it.

A good rule of thumb is: Pack twice as many books as changes of underwear.

His attitude to the clutter of daily life was of a piece with his strategy for dealing with social demands. Unless you are kicking yourself once a month for throwing something away, you are not throwing enough away, he said. Everything that didn't seem to Amos obviously important he chucked, and thus what he saved acquired the interest of objects that have survived a pitiless culling.

A minimál látótér gyönyör?sége

always living on less than you have and more lightly than you need to.

I love clothes, but when it comes down to actually getting dressed, I usually just wear ZARA sweatshirts, jeans and the same pair of boots I've had for seven years, every single day of my life.

In my case, my size is so small that if I want it but don't buy it, I might miss the opportunity.

I'm partial to a Muji recycled-paper sketch book and a Sharpie ultrafine marker.

I don't spend a lot of money or buy a lot of things. I'm not a car guy, and I don't need a boat or a Jet Ski.

I'm a hoarder, but then, when it all gets too much, I turn into a ruthless chucker. I'm very good at clearing out and giving stuff away. But I'm equally skilled at shoving things in a cupboard, shutting the door, and calling that 'cleared up.'

I'm not too big on moisturisers and fancy skin products. I keep my grooming regime nice and simple.

I don't believe in putting petroleum or preservatives on my skin. Over time, you kind of just want to go back to basics.

I think less is more when it comes to make-up; this really helps achieve a lighter complexion. Heavy make-up creates a canvas and can dull the skin.

When it comes to skin care, I like to keep things simple. I'm not the type of person who runs out to have facials.

My essentials are skinny jeans, loose-fitting tees, big jumpers, and the leather jacket. Everything is black or blue - I don't own anything colorful.

Keep it simple. Layer your leotard with high waisted skinny jeans, legwarmers, and heels or high boots.

As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I practice them. In as many places as possible, I will get my feet down to the earth.

Lord make me satisfied with small things. Make me content to live on the outside of life. God make me love the rind!

Life just wants to be; but it doesn't want to be much.

You have no engagements, commitments, obligations, or duties; no special ambitions and only the smallest, least complicated of wants; you exist in a tranquil tedium, serenely beyond the reach of exasperation, "far removed from the seats of strife," as the early explorer and botanist William Bartram put it. All that is required of you is a willingness to trudge.

Funny, how the things you have the hardest time parting with are the things you need the least.