Simplicity Quotes
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In mathematics the complicated things are reduced to simple things. So it is in painting.
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Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster.
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In many contexts, simplicity is not an aesthetic frill.
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Back to basics Rock & Roll capturing the beauty and simplicity of punk
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Among those who study painting, some strive for an elaborate effect and others prefer the simple. Neither complexity in itself nor simplicity is enough.
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The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation of wealth and the enjoyment of luxury... Furthermore, it was the rule of his life to share the fruits of his skill and success with his less fortunate brothers. Thus he kept his spirit free from the clog of pride, cupidity, or envy, and carried out, as he believed, the divine decree-a matter profoundly important to him.
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I relish simplicity as an all-comprehensive value.
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I'm just going to let people watch whatever little movie they think our lives are and go for it.
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At the head of an army, nothing is more becoming than simplicity.
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Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
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In truth, I was so good at being a man, with such plenitude and simplicity, that I thought I was something of a superman.
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There's an applied style of being minimal and simple, and then there's real simplicity. This looks simple, because it really is.
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He believed that he must, that he could and would recover the good things, the happy things, the easy tranquil things of life. He had made mistakes, but he could overlook these. He had been a fool, but that could be forgiven. The time wasted--must be relinquished. What else could one do about it? Things were too complex, but they might be reduced to simplicity again. Recovery was possible.
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In complexity, it is only simplicity that can be interesting.
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The art of art, the glory of expression, is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity, and the sunlight of letters is simplicity. Nothing is better than simplicity-nothing can make up for excess, or for the lack of definiteness.
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Nature has a great simplicity and therefore a great beauty.
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Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction he will die out for want of simplicity.
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The older I get, the more I desire simplicity.
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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 not to 'lay it on' in the telling. Aim for complexity of thought, not expression.
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Straightforwardness and simplicity are in keeping with goodness.
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The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.
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Even a billion people is too much. There's no way back to the simplicity we once knew, but there may be a way forward to the simplicity that we once knew.
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It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. . . . The Indians in their simplicity literally give away all that they have—to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return.
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I despise simplicity. It is the negation of all that is beautiful.
