Simplicity Quotes

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Our goal is to try to bring a calm and simplicity to what are incredibly complex problems so that you're not aware really of the… — Jonathan Ive
Truth defies simplicity. — John Green
In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a… — Karl Popper
The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must… — Pope John Paul II
Nature loves simplicity and unity. — Johannes Kepler
As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, "We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water." Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes… — Dan Millman
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child. — Confucius
Marriage is not a love affair. A love affair has to do with immediate personal satisfaction. Marriage is an ordeal; it means yielding, time and… — Joseph Campbell
Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge. Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words when short are best of all. — Winston Churchill
The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks; but they are both not the kind of thing you can… — Dorothy L. Sayers
My four articles of faith: clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity. — William Zinsser
What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the… — William Albert Allard
Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity there was a… — Mikhail Botvinnik
Simplicity in all things is the secret of the wilderness and one of its most valuable lessons. It is what we leave behind that is… — Sigurd F. Olson
Now, nakedness is a delightful condition. And it keeps you very pleasantly cool - especially, I suppose, if you happen to be a man. But… — Colin Fletcher
By walking naked you gain far more than coolness. You feel an unexpected sense of freedom from restraint. An uplifting and almost delirious sense of… — Colin Fletcher
The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression. — Eugene Wigner
The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed, for the vast masses of the nation are in the… — Adolf Hitler
It takes resolution to go forth from the ease and beautiful simplicity of a well-formed hypothesis and struggle with amorphous facts. — John Maurice Clark
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. — Agesilaus II

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