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56+ Keep It Simple Quotes To Focus On Less

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Keep It Simple Positivity Sayings

key to a good life is simplicity

1. “The key to a good life is to keep it simple, yet creating simplicity is such a complex issue.” – Master Jin Kwon

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2. “The best things in life aren’t things.” – Art Buchwald

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3. “Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.” – Criss Jami

the meaning of life is just to be alive inspirational quote

4. “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” – Alan Watts

courage to do what is morally right quote

5. “There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” – Ronald Reagan

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6. “She was wild and free with a dab of logic in between, chasing her dreams and following her heartbeat.” – Nikki Rowe

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7. “The most simple things can bring the most happiness.” – Izabella Scorupco

Focus On Keeping It Simple Quotes

happiness is to enjoy less inspiring saying

8. “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” – Socrates

wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non essentials

9. “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” – Lin Yutang

jim rohn simple disciplines quotation

10. “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.” – Jim Rohn

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11. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Clare Boothe Luce

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12. “Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens… There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.” – Peace Pilgrim

simplicity is the key to everything quote

13. “People often associate complexity with deeper meaning, when often after precious time has been lost, it is realized that simplicity is the key to everything.” – Gary Hopkins

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bruce lee decrease and focus on what you really need

14. “It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” – Bruce Lee

keep it simple dont forget the obvious al mcguire

15. “Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.” – Al McGuire

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16. “Be careful about trading your simple way of life with popularity, popularity will not fulfill you in the end.” – Bert McCoy

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17. “The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” – Joshua Becker

Make It Simple Inspirational Quotes

being simple is great quote ralph waldo emerson

18. “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

patience to do simple things short quote

19. “Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” – James J. Corbett

frederic chopin simplicity is the crowning reward of art

20. “Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” – Frederic Chopin

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21. “Simple things should be simple and complex things should be possible.” – Alan Kay

sadhguru life is a process keep it simple quote

22. “Life is a process, not a problem. The question is only, have you prepared yourself for the process or not.” – Sadhguru

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23. “My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” – Francine Jay

courtney carver getting rid of things quotation

24. “Sometimes you have to get rid of the things that don’t matter to let the things that do rise to the surface.” – Courtney Carver

Life Quotes To Keep It Simple

short gandi quote about living simply

25. “Live simply, so that others may simply live.” – Gandhi

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26. “Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.” – Charles de Lint

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27. “Keep it simple. Let’s do the obvious thing the common thing but let’s do it uncommonly well.” – Leo Burnett

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be thankful for the simple stuff in life saying

28. “Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin

simplicity is the most difficult thing george sand

29. “Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.” – George Sand

michael bassey johnson make fun of your simplicity

30. “When people complain of your complexity, they fail to remember that they made fun of your simplicity.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

nathan w morris minimalist quote about owning less stuff

31. “I’ve found that the less stuff I own, the less my stuff owns me.” – Nathan W. Morris

Business & Success Simplicity Quotes

successful is the sum of small efforts robert collier

32. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated.” – Robert Collier

every solution is simple but hard at the same time

33. “Every solution to every problem is simple. It’s the distance between the two where the mystery lies.” – Derek Landy

business quote about doing the easy things first

34. “I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.” – Mark Zuckerberg

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hans hofmann ability to simplify success quote

35. “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” – Hans Hofmann

dejan stojanovic secret of being simple in life

36. “To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.” – Dejan Stojanovic

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37. “It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.” – Nipsey Hussle

leo tolstoy simple goodness and truth quote

38. “There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.” – Leo Tolstoy

stare where you are quote for success

39. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

simplest things are the most essential quotation

40. “The simplest things are overlooked. And yet, it is the simplest things that are the most essential.” – Thomas Lloyd Qualls

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working on having fewer ends courtney carver

41. “I finally figured it out. Instead of working so hard to make ends meet, work on having fewer ends.” – Courtney Carver

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42. “Simplicity is complex. It’s never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking.” – Richie Norton

Simplicity Mindset Captions & Sayings

mindset caption about letting go and keeping it simple

43. “Free yourself from the burden of feeling the need to hold on to anything. Let go… you are a part of everything.” – Steve Maraboli

minimalism is about living simply laurie buchanan

44. “Minimalism is about creating space to live simply and meaningfully; it’s about living intentionally.” – Laurie Buchanan

zig ziglar be great quotation

45. “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

be content with what you have quote

46. “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu

nathan morris focus on less inspiration

47. “It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.” – Nathan W. Morris

happiness is nothing more than a mindset quote

48. “Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” – Albert Schweitzer

Short Keep It Simple Quotes

maxime lagace less stuff equals more freedom

49. “Less stuff equals more freedom.” – Maxime Lagacé

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50. “Above all, keep it simple.” – Auguste Escoffier

greatest wealth quote seneca

51. “The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.” – Seneca

simple action is worth more success short quote

52. “The simplest action is worth more than the profoundest thought.” – Marty Rubin

simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus

53. “Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus.” – Ann Voskamp

the greatest ideas are the simplest quotation

54. “The greatest ideas are the simplest.” – William Golding

success is simple short saying to inspire

55. “Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.” – Arnold H. Glasow

marty rubin life is simple stop trying to figure it out

56. “Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.” – Marty Rubin

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john maeda simplifying things in life quotation

57. “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” – John Maeda

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58. “It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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