Simplicity Quotes

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It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I feel also not able… — Albert Einstein
Complexity is not good. People don't understand the elegance of simplicity. — Gordon Willis
The essential thing is to etch movements in the sky, movements so still they leave no trace. The essential thing is simplicity. / That is… — Philippe Petit
Simplicity hinges as much on cutting nonessential features as on adding helpful ones. — Walter Bender
As much as we all talk about the future and how so many things are merging, there is a simplicity that is crucial. — Ryan Seacrest
Science offers us an explanation of how complexity (the difficult) arose out of simplicity (the easy). The hypothesis of God offers no worthwhile explanation for… — Richard Dawkins
Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste. — Cary Grant
Simplicity of expression rather than complexity of form. — Bruce Lee
Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art,… — Bruce Lee
Out of chaos, find simplicity, From discord, find harmony. — Bruce Lee
I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal Gurung designs some great pieces that work well for me. My mom… — Isabelle Fuhrman
I love the simplicity, the ingredients, the culture, the history and the seasonality of Italian cuisine. In Italy people do not travel. They cook the… — Anne Burrell
The refined simplicity should develop out of the complex. It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkie instead… — Mary Pickford
Rushing to optimize before the bottlenecks are known may be the only error to have ruined more designs than feature creep. From tortured code to… — Eric S. Raymond
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life. — Winston Churchill
But I should not have to explain to you how important it is for science and simplicity to coexist. One must not fear to be… — Jody Lynn Nye
Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The simple person lives the way he breathes, with no more effort or glory, with no more affectation and without shame Simplicity is freedom, buoyancy,… — Andre Comte-Sponville
Everything is complex and everything is simple. The rose has no why attached to it, it blooms because it blooms, how no thought of itself,… — Andre Comte-Sponville
Personally, I am always more impressed by simplicity, clarity; it is the mark of a writer who knows his subject well and is secure enough… — Noah Lukeman

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