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title: "6 Simpler Time Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Our clothing, our food, our household furnishings - all could be much simpler than they now are and at the same time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ford/our-clothing-our-food-our-household-furnishings-all-could-be-much/)

[Henry Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ford/)

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> [“A better time. A simpler time,' said the Doctor. 'That's what we all yearn for. The pain of wanting to belong somewhere.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-gatiss/a-better-time-a-simpler-time-said-the-doctor-that-s-what-we-all-yearn/)

[Mark Gatiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-gatiss/)

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> [There wasn't so many ISSUES like there are today. It was a simpler time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wanda-jackson/there-wasn-t-so-many-issues-like-there-are-today-it-was-a-simpler-time/)

[Wanda Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wanda-jackson/)

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> [“Lies are simpler, and most of the time they make better sense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/lies-are-simpler-and-most-of-the-time-they-make-better-sense/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/patrick-rothfuss-145_lies_lies-are-simpler-and-most-of-the-time-th_1676487.jpg)

> [I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-piven/i-think-people-are-gravitating-towards-these-period-dramas-because-i/)

[Jeremy Piven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-piven/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/jeremy-piven-9559_drama_i-think-people-are-gravitating-towards-t_2425733.jpg)

> [People often refer to bygone days as a simpler time. Perhaps, more accurately, my grandparents' generation focused better on what mattered. Traffic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-mcmorris/people-often-refer-to-bygone-days-as-a-simpler-time-perhaps-more/)

[Kristina McMorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristina-mcmorris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/kristina-mcmorris-24256_accurately_people-often-refer-to-bygone-days-as-a-s_2858642.jpg)

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