#simplicity

"Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves."

"Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain."

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself."

"Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind."

"It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes."

"A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with—that’s poverty—but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you’re clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it’s clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)"

"The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity."

"One should use common words to say uncommon things"

"One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple."

"The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity."