Simplicity Quotes · Page 3

The leader is one who, out of the clutter, brings simplicity... out of discord, harmony... and out of difficulty, opportunity.

— Albert Einstein

The first [quality] to be named must always be the power of attention, of giving one's whole mind to the patient without…

— Wilfred Trotter

“To get, simply release, and then gently invite.”

— Bryant McGill

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

— Alan Perlis

Civilisation is never so charming as when it is an island in the middle of simplicity, or of a civilisation of an…

— William Hurrell Mallock

The beauty of evolution is that it does provide an explanation of how you can get complexity out of simplicity. It does…

— Richard Dawkins

Love is not meant to be troublesome, analyzed, or dissected; It is simply just meant to be.

— Anonymous

It's Twitter's combination of simplicity and complexity that is astonishing in the same way that minimalist sculpture was inspiring and enlightening.

— Kenneth Goldsmith

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee.

— Charles Wesley

Grandeur of effect is produced by two different ways which seem entirely opposed to each other. One is by reducing the colors…

— Joshua Reynolds

Where there is simplicity, there are a hundred Angels, but where there is cleverness - there are none.

— Ambrose of Optina

I have much respect for the people that I work with, and it's reciprocal. My shoots are always very calm. Everyone has…

— Eugene Green

“Simplify your life. You don't grow spiritual, you shrink spiritual.”

— Steve Maraboli

Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against…

— David Gelernter

“Simplicity does not mean want or poverty. It does not mean the absence of any decor, or absolute nudity. It only means…

— Giles Colborne

When discussing complex systems like brains and other societies, it is easy to oversimplify: I call this Occam's lobotomy.

— I. J. Good

“The emperor counsels simplicity. First principles. Of each particular thing, ask: What is it in itself, in its own constitution? What is…

— Thomas Harris

The sweet simplicity of the three percents.

— Benjamin Disraeli

There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as…

— Sinead O'Connor

O, how much simpler things would be If eyes could paint or brush could see.

— Robert Breault

“Unplugging from digital distractions is an act of radical self-care and rebellion.”

— Ken Breniman

A small garden, accordingly, gives its owner a far greater opportunity to express himself ... in a garden any man may be…

— Harrison Gray Otis Dwight

I think my style revolves around the philosophy that less is more, that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. That goes for my…

— G-Eazy

simplicity is a thing beautiful in itself, like clear light.

— Julia McNair Wright

Abandon the urge to simplify everything, to look for formulas and easy answers, and to begin to think multidimensionally, to glory in…

— M. Scott Peck