Simplicity Quotes

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Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which… — Stephen Leacock
To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing… — Bruce Lee
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good,… — Robert E. Lee
What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth
For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold… — Martin Luther
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling. — Orison Swett Marden
I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart. — Bruno Mars
Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters… — Bruno Mars
I am completely attracted to the idea of simplicity, or at least removing things that seem unnecessary when trying to get an idea out there. — Demetri Martin
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of… — W. Somerset Maugham
I've always liked simplicity. — Marissa Mayer
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. — H. L. Mencken
Simplicity is a key to avoiding complication. Part of the definition of simplicity is 'not complex or complicated; sincere.' — Joyce Meyer
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. — William Morris
Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I… — Edvard Munch
I love dessert. All kinds. But there's something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by… — Rachel Nichols
I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day,… — Robert De Niro

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