A well-used minimum suffices for everything.

Manhood and sagacity ripen of themselves; it suffices not to repress or distort them.

— George Santayana

Peace prevails when food suffices

— Momofuku Ando

A mere nothing suffices — and the lightning strikes.

— Hermann Hesse

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

— Alexander the Great

Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.

— Teresa of Avila

The minimum could be defined as the perfection that an artefact achieves when it is no longer possible to improve it by subtraction. This…

— John Pawson

I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.

— La Monte Young

“A minimum put to good use is enough for anything.”

— Jules Verne

Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences in history.…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“A minimalist does not charge you for what he did. He charges you for what he did not do.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Jobs's intensity was also evident in his ability to focus. He would set priorities, aim his laser attention on them, and filter out distractions.…

— Walter Isaacson

Post-minimalism implies music that's genre-less. Minimalism was very important because it came at a time when contemporary music had become so complex, so experimental…

— Maya Beiser

“Minimalism naturally narrows down your choices so you can arrive at quick decisions. Less”

— Fumio Sasaki

“You need to belong to yourself, and let others belong to themselves too. You need to be free and detached from things and your…

— Charlotte Eriksson

“A car is one of the most interesting inventions, but driving is one of the most boring activities.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana