Simplicity Quotes

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The principles of good human-to-computer interface design are simplicity, support, clarity, encouragement, satisfaction, accessibility, versatility, and personalization. While itâ€™s essential to heed these, itâ€™s also… — Sharon Lee
I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing… — John Nelson Darby
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in… — Fred Brooks
Because simplicity isn't the greatest thing in the world, but love. — Bo Sanchez
Advent is the season of the secret, the secret of the growth of Christ, of divine love growing in silenceâ€¦For nine months, Christ grew in… — Caryll Houselander
The capacity to tolerate complexity and welcome contradiction, not the need for simplicity and certainty, is the attribute of an explorer. Centuries ago, when some… — Heinz Pagels
No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe. — William Kingdon Clifford
We aim at simplicity and hope for truth. — Nelson Goodman
Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells… — Edsger Dijkstra
True beauty of dress consists in its simplicity . . . What do these devotees of fashion gain? Only the satisfaction of being admired, like… — Ellen G. White
Whatever is born is the work of God. So whatever is plastered on, is the devil's work.... How unworthy of the Christian name it is… — Tertullian
You can be creative only when there is abandonment-which means, really, there is no sense of compulsion, no fear of not being, of not gaining,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The Lord called me by the way of simplicity and humility, and this way He hath shown me in truth for me and those who… — Francis of Assisi
I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. Peter Whittle has recently put it nicely in an autobiographical essay. "If a piece of… — Dennis Lindley
Simplicity is the pursuit of the essential. — Mark Sheppard
The opposite of simplicity is not complexity, but fragmentation and alienation. — Mark Sheppard
I believe that one of the great pleasures that we derive from voyaging is that of independence, and we have found that the best guarantee… — Annie Hill
How can one liberate the many? By first liberating his own being. He does this not by elevating himself, but by lowering himself. He lowers… — Laozi
Singleness, simplicity, is required of me. One treasure, a single eye, and a sole Master! — Jim Elliot
This duo inside of me causes the perfect opportunity to live and learn twice as fast as those who choose to accept simplicity. — Tupac Shakur

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