Simple Quotes

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I think architecture becomes interesting when it has a double character, that is, when it is as simple as possible but, at the same time… — Tadao Ando
Let us first be as simple and well as Nature ourselves, dispel the clouds which hang over our brows, and take up a little life… — Henry David Thoreau
Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn, and to sing at dusk, was to… — Terry Tempest Williams
You know how you let yourself think that everything will be all right if you can only get to a certain place or do a… — Richard Adams
My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles,… — David Miliband
War is simple, direct, and ruthless. — George S. Patton
Hang ideas! They are tramps, vagabonds, knocking at the back-door of your mind, each taking a little of your substance, each carrying away some crumb… — Joseph Conrad
I do not envy people who think they have a complete explanation of the world, for the simple reason that they are obviously wrong. — Salman Rushdie
I have long held firm to my suspicion that some people are just evil. In some cases I'll concede it seems as though it is… — Unknown Author
But the whim we have of happiness is somewhat thus. By certain valuations, and averages, of our own striking, we come upon some sort of… — Thomas Carlyle
Art sometimes is as simple as nothing, and other times as mysterious as nature or a woman. — Jeet Aulakh
The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it. — Craig Raine
The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy... it becomes simple, fair and easy. — John Spence
To show our simple skill, That is the true beginning of our end. — William Shakespeare
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. — Seth Lloyd
The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new… — George W. Bush
Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is… — Sparky Anderson
No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple; it is always a kind of betrayal, of a mass of shadowy, shared… — Greil Marcus
But what really happened? The answer is simple: the lovers survive and flourish. — Ian Mcewan
Our children will be born of our actions. Our accidents will become their destinies. Oh, the actions will remain. It is a simple matter of… — Zadie Smith

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