Simpler times Quotes

In the end, perhaps it will be the true romantics, not the nerds, who choose to flee from a world of impersonal,…

— Daniel H. Wilson

“Thoreau admonished, “Our life is frittered away by detail.… Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” This longing for simplicity is so powerful and complex that…

— Gretchen Rubin

Maybe that's what growing up means, in the end - you go far enough in the direction of - somewhere - and…

— Gregory Maguire

During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People…

— Julia Roberts

Any work that is born out of natural serendipity or reverts to simpler times is poignant for people - in any era.

— Cai Guo-Qiang

“Being a News Anchor is so close to being god on so many levels that you start to think like one. You…

— Ron Burgundy

People love westerns worldwide. There's something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the elements. Or even bad guys and the elements. It's a…

— Clint Eastwood

Throughout it all, I loved her as much as I always had, and I found myself aching for those simpler times of…

— Nicholas Sparks

Exposed in the relentless Palin attacks is not just political bias but unmitigated class bias. The American mainstream media in its current…

— Andrew Breitbart

“Our world isn’t about ideology anymore. It’s about complexity. We live in a complex bureaucratic state with complex laws and complex business…

— Matt Taibbi

“She became, and her process of becoming was like most of ours: she developed a hatred for things that mystified or obstructed…

— Toni Morrison

To be honest, I tend to romanticize the past, and though I appreciate all the conveniences of modern life, sometimes I yearn…

— Aziz Ansari

I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.

— Jeremy Piven