Simpler Quotes

331 quotes by 297 authors

Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. — Robert Orben
It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents. — William Osler
The simpler things are, the happier they are. — Gwyneth Paltrow
It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them. — Jean Paul
My palate is simpler than it used to be. A young chef adds and adds and adds to the plate. As you get older, you… — Jacques Pepin
During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People are struggling economically… — Julia Roberts
Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism. — Laurance Rockefeller
By making bold cuts in spending and commonsense entitlement reforms, we will make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter. — Mitt Romney
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes… — Robert Schumann
If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that I'm not. — Grace Slick
Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into… — John Sununu
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness… — Henry David Thoreau
Everything I write tends to turn into a superhero team, even if I didn't mean for it to. I always start off wanting to be… — Joss Whedon
There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't. — Daniel Handler
No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled. "Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?" "What?" "Oh,… — Terry Pratchett
Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things. — Terry Pratchett
Mom said that people are interested in birds only in as much as they exhibit human behavior - greed and stupidity and anger - and… — Douglas Coupland
How many people long for that "past, simpler, and better world," I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were… — R A Salvatore
Although I didn't think so at the time, things were a lot simpler in 1969. All you had to do to express yourself was throw… — Haruki Murakami
The weight of the old world is stifling, and trying to shovel its weight off your life is tiring just to think about. The constant… — Hilary Mantel

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