I read Gide's 'The Immoralist' over and over as a teenager. I was obsessed with it. It's written with such simplicity and… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
My writing model is my mother, who is a writer as well. She always valued clarity and simplicity above all else. If… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Spirituality is the science that teaches us how to achieve peace of mind and supreme satisfaction. Right now we are hankering after… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
Whenever two hypotheses cover the facts, use the simpler of the two. — William of Ockham Copy Share Image
Whensoever God's truth is defaced or when any man turns away from the pure simplicity of the Gospel, we must not in… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
In a single sentence the moral is: admit that complexity always increases, first from the model you fit to the data, thence… — John Tukey Copy Share Image
You might find it easy to fall in love with someone, the hard thing is how to keep that someone forever. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mozart's joy is made of serenity, and a phrase of his music is like a calm thought; his simplicity is merely purity.… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
Desired substance, things, patterns, or sequences of experience that are in some sense "good" for the organism - items of diet, conditions… — Gregory Bateson Copy Share Image
In a way, simplifying your life for vagabonding is easier than it sounds. This is because travel by its very nature demands… — Rolf Potts Copy Share Image
“The Sierra becomes an addiction, addiction to common sense simplicity and an awareness of living in the now.” — Dena M. Mercer Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed, for the vast masses of the nation… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
For simplicity one can think of the + class as having one extra base at some point or other in the genetic… — Francis Crick Copy Share Image
Furniture! Thank God, I can sit and I can stand without the aid of a furniture warehouse. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Life isn't simple; it's overwhelmingly complex. The love of simplicity is an escapist drug, like alcohol.” — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“He who despises simplicity will shout for a simple lifebuoy when drowning in the ocean of complexity!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
By walking naked you gain far more than coolness. You feel an unexpected sense of freedom from restraint. An uplifting and almost… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
Creating simplicity often makes the heart leap; order has been restored, the crooked made straight. But order is understanding that things cannot… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image