Simplicity Quotes - Page 39

• Simplicity is no longer presented as a virtue. The value of complex and difficult language has been preached with such insistence that the public has begun to believe the lack of clarity must be a sign of artistic talent.

  John Ralston Saul

  Believe, Artistic, Language

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• In normal life, 'simplicity' is synonymous with 'easy to do,' but when a chef uses the word, it means 'takes a lifetime to learn.'

  Bill Buford

  Mean, Use, Normal

  Bill Buford (2013). “Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-maker and Apprentice to a Butcher in Tuscany”, p.100, Random House

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• A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its simplicity and directness, particularly in scenes of naked self-concern and brutality. Hate, spite, love, magic, all self-evident, heartbreaking, delightful. I will return to this book over and over, no doubt about it.

  Donna Jo Napoli

  Brother, Hate, Book

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• Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships of all kinds. It means taking life as it is.

  Duane Elgin

  Mean, Faces, Honest

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• There is nothing more difficult than simplicity, and therefore, nothing more refined.

  Kathleen Tessaro

  Difficult, Refined

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• Civilisation is never so charming as when it is an island in the middle of simplicity, or of a civilisation of an alien kind.

  William Hurrell Mallock

  Islands, Aliens, Kind

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• Simplicity is the soul of modern elegance.

  Bill Blass

  Soul, Elegance, Modern

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• It's a great thing to see the strength of simplicity.

  Jon Foreman

  Great Things

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• When your attention moves into the Now, there is an alertness. It is as if you were waking up from a dream, the dream of thought, the dream of past and future. Such clarity, such simplicity. No room for problem-making. Just this moment as it is.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Dream, Moving, Past

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “Stillness Speaks”, p.44, New World Library

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• To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.

  Frank Lloyd Wright

  Educated, Knows, Has Beens

  Frank Lloyd Wright (2008). “Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930”, p.76, Princeton University Press

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• The holy grail is right here in this gem of a book. Tosha Silver’s wisdom goes down as easy as a mint milkshake and leaves you feeling so free you’ll want to do cartwheels on the beach. But don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this message. Look no further for an easeful path to enlightenment infused with rapture and hope, which comes as much needed medicine for the soul.

  Lissa Rankin

  Beach, Book, Medicine

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• Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

  Regina Brett

  Beautiful, Joyful, God Never Blinks

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• Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.

  Rashi

  Serious Man, Happens

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• The IKEA spirit is strong and living reality. Simplicity in our behavior gives us strength. Simplicity and humbleness characterize us in our relations with each others, our suppliers and our customers.

  Ingvar Kamprad

  Strong, Reality, Ikea

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• We are men without ambition, and all we want is to be left alone, in peace so that we can try and be happy. So few people will understand this simplicity.

  Upamanyu Chatterjee

  Ambition, Men, People

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• We tend to rush toward the complex when trying to solve a daunting problem, but in this case, simplicity wins. Better buildings, responsible energy use and renewable energy choices are all we need to tackle both energy independence and climate change.

  Edward Mazria

  Winning, Choices, Independence

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• Simplicity and complexity need each other.

  John Maeda

  Needs, Complexity

  John Maeda (2006). “The Laws of Simplicity”, p.45, MIT Press

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• We must keep in mind that where the road is crooked, God makes it straight, and where our hearts are wounded, God makes us whole. As we open our hearts in purity and simplicity, admitting to God that we are completely powerless in the area of our problem, His illumination redeems us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Heart, Illumination, Mind

  Marianne Williamson (1994). “Illuminata: A Return to Prayer”, Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)

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• Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Contentment

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “Thoreau's Book of Quotations”, p.70, Courier Corporation

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• Receive all with simplicity that happens to you

  Rashi

  Happens

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• In God’s great plan, every detail is important, even yours, even my humble little witness, even the hidden witness of those who live their faith with simplicity in everyday family relationships, work relationships, friendships. There are the saints of every day, the “hidden” saints, a sort of “middle class of holiness” to which we can all belong.

  Pope Francis

  Humble, Class, Work Relationships

  Pope Francis (2016). “The Joy of Discipleship: Reflections from Pope Francis on Walking with Christ”, p.85, Loyola Press

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• Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.

  John Bunyan

  Heart, Soul, Sincerity

  John Bunyan (1831). “The works of that eminent servant of Christ, John Bunyan: minister of the gospel and formerly Pastor of a Congregatin at Bedford”, p.532

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• Out of complexity, find simplicity!

  Albert Einstein

  Complexity

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• Yeah, we don't consider many stupid things. I mean, we get rid of 'em fast...Just getting rid of the nonsense -- just figuring out that if people call you and say, 'I've got this great, wonderful idea', you don't spend 10 minutes once you know in the first sentence that it isn't a great, wonderful idea...Don't be polite and go through the whole process.

  Warren Buffett

  Stupid, Mean, Ideas

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• When you are introduced
  to the clarity inside of you,
  to the simplicity inside of you,
  to that beauty inside of you,
  the journey of life begins.

  Prem Rawat

  Journey, Clarity, Beauty On The Inside

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