Quotes about simple
simple language results
that your power of command with simple language was one of the magnificent things of our century. (from the poem: result) Charles Bukowski
simple men bridges
he asked, "what makes a man a writer?" "well," I said, "it's simple, it's either you get it down on paper or you jump off a bridge. writers are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers." "are you desperate?" "I don't know...
simple artist way
Intellectuals say simple things in difficult ways. Artists say difficult things in simple ways.
simple men bridges
He asked, "What makes a man a writer?" "Well," I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge.
simple men artist
An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way
simple blessing habit
Simple, consistent good habits lead to a life full of bountiful blessings. Richard G. Scott
simple issues creating
That is simple. In the Colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this manner creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay. Benjamin Franklin
simple historical actors
Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling. Ben Barnes
simple i-can simple-things
I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat. Barbra Streisand
simple life-is imagine
Nothing in life is ever as simple as we imagine. Arthur Golden
simple doctors views
You will remember that I remarked the other day, just before we went into the very simple problem presented by Miss Mary Sutherland, that for strange effects and extraordinary combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more daring than any effort of the imagination.” “A proposition which I took the liberty of doubting.” “You did, Doctor, but none the less you must come round to my view, for otherwise I shall keep on piling fact upon fact on you until your reason breaks down under them and acknowledges me to be right. Arthur Conan Doyle
simple simplicity may
It is not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor and each simple in itself. If, after doing so, one simply knocks out all the central inferences and presents one's audience with the starting-point and the conclusion, one may produce a startling, though perhaps a meretricious, effect.
simple men complaining
Anna Petrovna (to Shabelsky): You can't make a simple joke without an injection of venom. You are a poisonous man. Joking apart, Count, you're very poisonous. It's hideously boring to live with you. You're always grumpy, complaining, you find everyone bad, good for nothing. Tell me frankly, Count, did you ever speak well of anyone? Anton Chekhov
simple people meals
Let the things that happen on the stage be just as complex and yet just as simple as they are in life. For instance, people are having a meal, just having a meal, but at the same time their happiness is being created, or their lives are being smashed up.
simple simplicity problem
The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
simple simplicity
Living simply makes loving simple. bell hooks
simple enjoy simple-happiness
The happy are an exception who enjoy innocently their simple happiness. Baltasar Gracian
simple trials duration
The circumstances seemed to be simple; but they who understood such matters declared that the duration of a trial depended a great deal more on the public interest felt in the matter than upon its own nature. Anthony Trollope
simple evil black
Violence, and evil, doesn't always come dressed in black, and it doesn't always look like Charles Manson. Nor does it always come to us as obvious and arrogant[...]. Often it comes to us with the simple plea to be reasonable. Derrick Jensen
simple suffering-of-others want
All the mega corporations on the planet make their obscene profits off the labor and suffering of others, with complete disregard for the effects on the workers, environment, and future generations. We have a straightforward proposal: if they want public money, we want public control. It's that simple.
simple easy
Life isn't always easy, but it's simple. Demi Moore
simple one-day needs
We do the best we can in life, we take things one day at a time and sometimes we all just need a simple reminder of that. Demi Lovato
simple perspective changing-your-life
You have the capability to change your life all with a simple shift in perspective
simple thinking glasses
I was thinking how strange it is that water is one of the best, simplest things on this planet, and still with a simple glass of water you can neutralize so many of the greatest technological advances that we provide. Like with my blackberry, I can get in touch with so many people, but if I dip it in a small glass of water I'm completely disconnected. Demetri Martin
simple answers
What we do as a society is seek simple answers. Dean Koontz
simple too-much quiet
Stay low, stay quiet, keep it simple, don't expect too much, enjoy what you have.
simple compassion empathy
Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention. Daniel Goleman
simple compassion shopping
Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.
simple years knowing
It is true, of course, that there is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time. You might know someone for several years, for instance, and trust him completely as your friend, but circumstances could change and he could become very hungry, and before you knew it you could be boiling in a soup pot, because there is no way of knowing for sure. Daniel Handler
simple two stories
Sooner or later, everyone's story has an unfortunate event or two...The solution, of course, is to stay as far away from the world as possible and lead a safe, simple life.
simple roles easy
When I wrote I took on the role of the despondent and difficult to understand person. Whereas in life, I was easy to understand, to the point of being simple-minded maybe. Billy Collins
simple brain needs
In my Corgan brain, I've decided it's almost as simple as 'All you need is love.' Almost. Billy Corgan
simple want able
If there was a simple ethic for the band, it was that we want to be able to do whatever we want to do.