Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. Isaac Newton
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. Buddha
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. Dr. Seuss
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more
complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of
courage to move in the opposite direction. Ernst F. Schumacher
That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity.
Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your
thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because
once you get there, you can move mountains. Steve Jobs
All the great things are simple, and many can be
expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Winston Churchill
To be content, look backward on those who possess less
than yourself, not forward on those who possess more. If this does not
make you content, you don’t deserve to be happy. Benjamin Franklin
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples;
no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our
temple; the philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau
Let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or
a thousand instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your
accounts on your thumb-nail. Henry David Thoreau
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will
be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty,
nor weakness weakness. Henry David Thoreau
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein
If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself. Albert Einstein
When the solution is simple, God is answering. Albert Einstein
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have
more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have
enough. Oprah Winfrey
Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find
harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult. Warren Buffett
It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away
the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is.
Bruce Lee
Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Steve Jobs
Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple. Richard Branson
Don’t confuse having a career with having a life. Hillary Clinton
One should use common words to say uncommon things. Arthur Schopenhauer
One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. Jack Kerouac
Don’t suffer fools or you’ll become one.
The most important actions are never comfortable.
No hurry, no pause.
Keep it simple. Complicated answers are rarely the right answers.
10x results don’t always require 10x effort.
Remember, boredom is the enemy, not some abstract “failure”.
Competition makes you better.
I’m in it for the long haul; the adventure continues.
Never, ever give up.
Age doesn’t matter: an open mind does.
Emergencies are seldom that.
Everyone struggles. Take solace in that.
If you don’t have time, you don’t have priorities.
Focus, get the critical few done, and get out.
Big things are coming.
Take it easy, ya azizi.
Simple works, complex fails.
To have more quality and less clutter. (The goal of wise people or, “New Rich” as Tim Ferris puts it).
Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
The gems I’ve found were forged in the struggle.
Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo
No. Rosa Parks
Fear is stupid. So are regrets. Marilyn Monroe
Do something worth remembering. Elvis Presley
Elegance is refusal. Coco Chanel
Puns are the highest form of literature. Alfred Hitchcock
A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. Lance Armstrong
Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King
I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying. Jay-Z
Be proud of who you are. Eminem
Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien
Better to build a bridge than a wall. Elton John
Be the hero of your own story. Joe Rogan
The only failure is not to try. George Clooney
The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha
Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Muhammad Ali
Don’t count the days, make the days count. Muhammad Ali
Winners never quit, and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi
Man – a being in search of meaning. Plato
Your past does not equal your future. Tony Robbins
Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears. Adele
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci
We need fantasy to survive reality. Lady Gaga
It’s fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney
Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it. Salvador Dali
What worries you, masters you. John Locke
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great
Whatever you do, do with all your might. Cicero
The future starts today, not tomorrow. Pope John Paul II
You are what you believe yourself to be. Paulo Coelho
Stumbling is not falling. Malcolm X
