Quotes About Clutter

Noise" includes any unwanted signal that contaminates the target of measurement.

I don't keep any copies of my books in the house - they go to my mum's flat. I don't like them around.

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

The clutter of isms and hates could all be solved if they just realized that only a handful of men were using them for personal exploitation.

Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation.

I had decided to tidy up a bit. Actually it hadn't really been a choice. The situation had got out of hand, particularly because of the books. Apart from those on the shelves, there were books everywhere. On the floor, on the tables, on the sofas, in the bathroom, in the kitchen—and let's be honest, not all of them were indispensable.

I had always liked Biddulph. He was a spry old man with merry blue eyes and a monkish fringe of white hair that stood erect over his ears like the plumicorns of an owl. And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All of his money appeared to have been spent on either books or shelves to hold them.

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

Don't let house or garden climb on your back and stick there. And unclutter your mind from any idea that you have to do a thousand things before other people do them.

Stuffocation: being overwhelmed by the stuff one has bought or accumulated.

I have found that the temple of the undistracted mind must be housed in an uncluttered environment. A basement or garret is invaluable, but they, too, must be uncluttered, even though they hold many essential things used only occasionally...

The emotional weight of clutter crushes our souls and our lives.

In a garden of clutter, nothing would grow There would be no butterflies, only clutterflies And heaps of disarray, every which way No nourishment anywhere, not anything pruned Just lots of useless stuff, everywhere strewn

This mess is a place!

Sometimes clean feels empty. A bit of clutter and dirt gladdens the heart and affirms a life in progress.

all I was doing was sweeping everything under my bed. My room would look spotless but it was actually still a disgusting mess. The same thing is true of most people's lives.

Sometimes you have to shove all the surface stuff to the side in order to see what's underneath.

Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is.

Houses are full of things that gather dust

We, humans, have come up with so many superficialities that are completely unnecessary for our existence and happiness on earth.

There is something that feels stagnant about having things you don't use or wear. But shoes are my thing. Shoes and scarves, I'm a big fan of the scarf.

Twitter is the perpetual cocktail party where everyone is talking at once but nobody is saying anything.

When we clear the clutter, we are not erasing the memories. Holding on means not letting go. God has so much more for your life. You haven't seen your best days yet, but your clutter could be preventing you from recognizing the new things awaiting you.

Many of our churches have become cluttered. So cluttered that people have a difficult time encountering the simple and powerful message of Christ. So cluttered that many people are busy doing church instead of being the church.