The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Your Core Values are the "glue" that holds your business together.” — Doris P. Johnson Copy Share Image
Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance. — Claudio Silvestrin Copy Share Image
“If they want me to have mysticism, okay, I’ve got it. I’m a mystic, but only in my body, My soul is… — Alberto Caeiro Copy Share Image
Enjoy the simple, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work. — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
I am just a simple person. It is your choice if you are gonna make me special — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. — James F. Cooper Copy Share Image
Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities. — David Heinemeier Hansson Copy Share Image
Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
“Simplicity is achieved when everyone can easily understand and use the design, regardless of experience, literacy, or concentration level.” — William Lidwell Copy Share Image
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity and peace, and free it from confusion and distress — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
One of the principal objects of theoretical research in my department of knowledge is to find the point of view from which… — J. Willard Gibbs Copy Share Image
I do not think that any civilization can be called complete until it has progressed from sophistication to unsophistication, and made a… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
A pure heart is perhaps one which has no natural propulsion towards anything in any manner whatsoever. When in its extreme simplicity… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
I feel like I've survived so much, and been through so much. And sometimes I miss the innocence of those times. Life… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade… — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
It is written, 'Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves' (Mt. 10:16). Being like serpents means not ignoring the attacks and… — Syncletica of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Trust that through the balm of simplicity your frazzled and weary soul can discover the place where you ought to be. Every… — Sarah Ban Breathnach 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
“Branding is something designers think about a lot. You take something like a perfume or car tire, or butt-flavored bubblegum, and you… — Hank Green 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
“What I’m after, above all, is a sense of divine inspiration that touches the very core of my being. That lives throughout… — Sarah Loven Copy Share Image
Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses itself any reaction with regard to itself or its deeds. This virtue differs… — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
Gertrude Stein, all courage and will, is a soldier of minimalism. Her work, unlike the resonating silences in the art of Samuel… — Elizabeth Hardwick Copy Share Image
The House of Lords, architecturally, is a magnificent room, and the dignity, quiet, and repose of the scene made me unwillingly acknowledge… — M. E. W. Sherwood Copy Share Image
“It is the elegance of nature that creates even the appearance of simplicity... It is not respectable to say that an organism… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
