Quotes about simple
simple numbers acquisition
Abundance is not a number or acquisition. It is the simple recognition of enoughness. Alan Cohen
simple enough built
I built a system simple enough to sustain itself. Pierre Omidyar
simple guiding-principles ebay
By building a simple system, with just a few guiding principles, eBay was open to organic growth.
simple garden earth
A garden was one of the few thing in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it then harvest it, offered a simple but enduring satisfaction. The sense of being the custodian of this small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom. Nelson Mandela
simple thinking play
I like to play with people who can play simple and are not threatened by other musicians thinking they can't play. And that eliminates 99 percent of the musicians. Neil Young
simple men political
Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived. Niccolo Machiavelli
simple men good-man
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
simple men hype
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.
simple space giving
It is very simple, Messi is the best in the world, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can do whatever he wants. Neymar
simple understanding matter
Science talks about very simple things, and asks hard questions about them. As soon as things become too complex, science can't deal with them... But it's a complicated matter: Science studies what's at the edge of understanding, and what's at the edge of understanding is usually fairly simple. And it rarely reaches human affairs. Human affairs are way too complicated. Noam Chomsky
simple issues effort
Social and political issues in general seem to me fairly simple; the effort to obfuscate them in esoteric and generally vacuous theory is one of the contributions of the intelligentsia to enhancing their own power and the power of those they serve.
simple long understanding
It always takes awfully long time to understand unbelievably simple things.
simple expectations three
When you showed someone how you felt, it was fresh and honest. When you told someone how you felt, there might be nothing behind the words but habit or expectation. Those three words were what everyone used; simple syllables couldn't contain something as rare as what I felt for Sean. I wanted him to feel what I felt when I was with him: that incredible combination of comfort, decadence, and wonder; the knowledge that, with just a single taste of him, I was addicted. Jodi Picoult
simple duty
Simple duty hath no place for fear. John Greenleaf Whittier
simple thinking media
I always hope that young people will think for themselves and also most importantly, understand that they should judge themselves on their own merit, their good deeds, however simple, to not judge themselves by what they have materially, by what other people think of them, through social media. Patti Smith
simple thinking sight
I'll need you to get a leash for my monkey, Claude, and also a hat." "Of course, monsieur" "Do you think he needs a little coat as well?" "Perhaps not in this weather, monsieur." "You are right," Magnus said with a sight. "Make it a simple dressing gown, just like mine." "Which one, monsieur?" "The one in rose and silver." "Excellent choice, monsieur. Cassandra Clare
simple intellectual able
She tended to be impatient with that sort of intellectual who, for all his brilliance, has never been able to arrive at the simple conclusion that to be reasonably happy you have to be reasonably good. Carolyn Kizer
simple men feminist
To recommend that women become identical to men, would be simple reversal, and would defeat the whole point of androgyny, and for that matter, feminism: in both, the whole point is choice. Carolyn Heilbrun
simple thinking long
There's something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia that disabuses you of the belief in the externals, shows you that strength and hope come not from circumstances or the acquisition of things, but from the simple accumulation of active experience, from gritting the teeth and checking the items off the list, one by one, even if it's painful and you're afraid. Caroline Knapp
simple eggs appreciate
I worked as a waiter when I was 15 and got a chance to appreciate good, simple food. There's nothing better than a boiled egg with toast. Ewan McGregor
simple years people
I just wanted friends. I just wanted people to like me. I just wanted for things to be simple and good. So, for five years I actively sought out mediocrity. Evangeline Lilly
simple years acting
Ironically, when I hit adolescence, I was approached about modeling and acting all the time. And, for five years, I said, "No, I'm not interested. I want a simple life, I don't want to be in the spotlight."
simple blue dysfunction
Did I end up finding a little blue pill to cure America's electoral dysfunction? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Mo Rocca
simple noses ugh
One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses? Moby
simple artist records
One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that simple fact into their business plans. They've come into an industry that's based on idiosyncratic artists and tried to erase every idiosyncratic aspect out of it.
simple names firsts
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple. Ming-Na Wen
simple people records
Why don't these companies making big profits just pay people better than $14 an hour? It's kind of simple. When you're making record profits, why not? I don't get it. Mika Brzezinski
simple asking what-you-deserve
Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.
simple ideas white
The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad. Krzysztof Kieslowski
simple glamour glitz
I'm very simple. I'm not for the flashes, I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. Kevin Garnett
simple sight years
I live on a boat two months out of the year, and if I did not have that then I don't know how I'd be able to handle all this.... I am a very intense person on stage. I have to remember why I am there, what I am doing. You can spend all day backstage preparing for the show and lose sight of why you are doing this. Off stage, I am a very simple kind of guy. I live my life in flip-flops. Kenny Chesney
simple careers people
I have a very simple approach in career: You work with the people you love. Ken Jeong
simple games play
When we play the game like we're supposed to play it, it is pretty easy. Making the extra pass, making the simple play, it's not about between your legs, behind your back, and all of that, it's just about scoring the bucket. Karl Malone