Simple Quotes

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There is nothing quite so good as burial at sea. It is simple, tidy, and not very incriminating. — Alfred Hitchcock
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. — Albert Einstein
Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them! — Jeff Smith
The greatest power is often simple patience. — E. Joseph Cossman
I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it. — Laurence Olivier
I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven. — Barbra Streisand
Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward and simple integrity in another. — Charles Caleb Colton
Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. — Remy de Gourmont
The complex develops out of the simple. — Colin Wilson
Simple solutions seldom are. It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious. — Alfred North Whitehead
Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in… — Hamid Karzai
Keep it simple. — Alfred Eisenstaedt
A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some. — Joe Moore
More time on paperwork means less time spent with students or preparing lessons for students. It is as simple as that. The numerous reforms in… — Christopher Bond
My message tonight is a simple one - the journey is getting exciting and this great state is on the move. — Donald L. Carcieri
Here is the simple but powerful rule... always give people more than they expect to get. — Nelson Boswell
My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally… — Cyrus Vance
It is sound judgment to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a… — Arthur Eddington
The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life. — John Chrysostom

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