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title: "8 Idea Simple Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Idea Simple quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Idea Simple sayings and thoughts."
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> [“If you can't describe your product or idea in one simple sentence, it is too complicated to sell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonie-mateer/if-you-can-t-describe-your-product-or-idea-in-one-simple-sentence-it/)

[Leonie Mateer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonie-mateer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/leonie-mateer-55071_complicated_if-you-can-t-describe-your-product-or-id_432386.jpg)

> [“any unifying idea has to be simple.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-h-thomas/any-unifying-idea-has-to-be-simple/)

[Andrew H. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-h-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ea/andrew-h-thomas-98241_quote_any-unifying-idea-has-to-be-simple-95365_953655.jpg)

> [Behind it all is surely an idea so simple, so beautiful, that when we grasp it - in a decade, a century,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-archibald-wheeler/behind-it-all-is-surely-an-idea-so-simple-so-beautiful-that-when-we/)

[John Archibald Wheeler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-archibald-wheeler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43d/john-archibald-wheeler-17976_beautiful_behind-it-all-is-surely-an-idea-so-simpl_1347122.png)

> [The idea here is simple, if you can dream it, it is possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-lorenzo/the-idea-here-is-simple-if-you-can-dream-it-it-is-possible/)

[Jorge Lorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-lorenzo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/jorge-lorenzo-83262_dream_the-idea-here-is-simple-if-you-can-dream_1823156.png)

> [“Too simple? An idea cannot be too simple. Simple is sometimes great, indeed. The Mahatma had a simple idea, although the British…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-b-g-burns/too-simple-an-idea-cannot-be-too-simple-simple-is-sometimes-great/)

[Ian B.G. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-b-g-burns/)

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> [Sometimes you have an idea that is so simple that you can't see how it can fail. But in learning, being right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-clark/sometimes-you-have-an-idea-that-is-so-simple-that-you-can-t-see-how/)

[Donald Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a5/donald-clark-72195_failing_sometimes-you-have-an-idea-that-is-so-si_2814318.jpg)

> [If it's simple simple, it's boring. We try for the idea that is so simple that it will make you think and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saul-bass/if-it-s-simple-simple-it-s-boring-we-try-for-the-idea-that-is-so/)

[Saul Bass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saul-bass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/saul-bass-9764_boring_if-it-s-simple-simple-it-s-boring-we-try_2852490.png)

> [The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-lewitt/the-idea-part-is-simple-but-the-visual-perception-is-complex/)

[Sol LeWitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-lewitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/sol-lewitt-11839_complexes_the-idea-part-is-simple-but-the-visual-p_3128710.jpg)

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