Quotes About Minimalism

Less is more and usually more effective.

Faraday's home was Spartan. Little decoration. Unimpressive furniture. Rowan's room had space for only a bed and a small dresser. Citra, at least, had a window, but the view was of a brick wall.

The less I needed, the better I felt.

Everything you own must be able to fit inside one suitcase; then your mind might be free.

Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in…rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed the better I felt.

The less i needed the better i felt.

No matter how little a man has he will find that he will always settle for less.

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

Semplicità è fare il viaggio di questa vita con solo il bagaglio necessario.

Scandinavians design has also been driven by the idea of inclusiveness rather than exclusiveness — affordable, practical, yet beautiful objects for everyone.

6. Round down.

I'm far too low maintenance to ever spend more than five minutes getting ready to go out.

Some hotels have a lot of mirrors, chairs, you can't find the plugs, the music is complicated. But the Nobu concept is beautiful, simple.

It's not as though you feel satisfied after collecting a certain amount of stuff. Instead, you keep thinking about what you're missing.

I'm not a consumer. I hate buying clothes. I don't have a mobile. I just don't need things. I don't like things.

I hate big models.

I collect furniture and modern art. And I never go to any parties. I rather prefer to go around in nature.

I love a little darkness at the table with just enough light from IKEA white candlesticks. Seriously! They look elegant but are simple and unscented and create mood lighting.

Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion.

It is life near the bone where it is sweetest.

I love the idea that a family doesn't need so much stuff to be whole, that perhaps there are other ways to feel full.

Every year I own less of what I use. Possession

Beauty is born of and found in simplicity.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing, one cannot do without in life. All wants are dispensable as long as one can absent oneself.