Simplicity Quotes

1222 quotes by 803 authors

Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general. — M.C. Escher
Phenomena complex-laws simple....Know what to leave out. — Richard P. Feynman
Whatever is most abstract may perhaps be the summit of reality. — Pablo Picasso
To arrive at abstraction, it is always necessary to begin with a concrete reality. — Pablo Picasso
This paper of yours is so lightly written that you must have sweated terribly. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
I'll tell you what you need to be a great scientist. You don't have to be able understand very complicated things. It's just the opposite.… — Mitchell A. Wilson
Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort. — Edward de Bono
Inside every large program is a small program struggling to get out. — Tony Hoare
The default movement on a software project should be in the direction of taking elements of the software away to make it simpler rather than… — Steve McConnell
The single most effective way to make a service as reliable as possible is to make it as simple as possible. Find the simplest solution… — Tom Limoncelli
Developing fewer features allows you to conserve development resources and spend more time refining those features that users really need. Fewer features mean fewer things… — Jakob Nielsen
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
Every application has an inherent amount of irreducible complexity. The only question is who will have to deal with it, the user or the developer… — Larry Tesler
Beauty is highly desirable but simplicity and usefulness are the overwhelming fashion of our age. Just because it's beautiful does not mean it's useful. — Gerry McGovern
The customer demands simplicity, that organizations organize around them. Easy to use is a customer tsunami ripping across the world. Ease of use and simplicity… — Gerry McGovern
Complexity is acceptable as long as it is intelligible and necessary. We want to avoid needless complications. — Donald A. Norman
As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I practice them. In as many places as possible, I will get… — Henry David Thoreau
The savage lives simply through ignorance and idleness or laziness, but the philosopher lives simply through wisdom. — Henry David Thoreau
To what end do I lead a simple life at all, pray? That I may teach others to simplify their lives? - and so all… — Henry David Thoreau
The rule is to carry as little as possible. — Henry David Thoreau

Who Wrote These Simplicity Quotes

803 authors contributed a total of 1,222 Simplicity Quotes, led by these top contributors: