Quotes About Minimalism

His core furnishings were an XBox console, a 60-inch plasma

Stranahan didn't consider himself an eccentric or a hermit, even though at age fifty-three he lived alone on an island at the edge of the Atlantic with no landline, satellite dish or personal computer.

She consented to rote memorization, but knew that it was at best the hollow shell of an education. She did the minimum work necessary to do well in her courses, and pursued other matters.

Part of the beauty of the monastic life lies in the ability to live simply with few desires and to consume only what you need.

The Buddha and his monks and nuns practiced voluntary poverty. They owned only three robes, one bowl, and one water filter. Are we able to live simply, content with just what we need? Or are our religious institutions simply building and acquiring more and more?

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

People just loved the sound because I kept it simple.

My kitchen is limited at best. I have one drawer. But I make do with what I have; it's taught me to be super efficient in terms of how I clean and how I put things away.

I really like keeping my kitchen counters as clear as possible. I tend to function better when there's less clutter.

I don't labor over my drawings. I want to get freedom in the line.

Since I've been on my own, I've been eating a lot of popcorn, cereal, instant noodles, and snack bars. I have a hot plate in my bedroom, a microwave, and a small fridge. That's the kind of kitchen I know how to get around in.

I buy food and gasoline - that's it.

I have only the simplest shades in my house. I think a window treatment is something you should give a window when it's sick.

The "rain bath," as the shower was called, was the simplest, quickest, cheapest, cleanest and withal best bath for people's bath houses; the one which requires the least space, the least time, the least amount of water, the least fuel for warming water, the least attendance, the least cost of maintenance. Standing

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.

Contentment consisteth not in heaping more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

The key to a minimalist budget is looking for sacrifices within your current expenses to save money.

Minimalism allows you to live without fear, worry, guilt, or depression. You have the mindset to experience real freedom when you live a minimalist lifestyle.

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The less you do to beautiful food, the better it's going to taste. You don't need to mess with it all the time.

the key to success isn't in all the things we do but in the handful of things we do well.

You need to be doing fewer things for effect instead of doing more things with side effects

The way to get the most out of your work and your life is to go as small as possible.

You want your achievements to add up, but that actually takes subtraction, not addition. You need to be doing fewer things for more effect instead of doing more