Simple Quotes

Simplicity is one of my favorite concepts. Complexity creates barriers to understanding and effectiveness. "Too clever by half," as the Brits say. Simplicity allows the basic building blocks to be seen and understood. Here's what some others have to say about it.

"I'm turning my back on "sophisticated formulations" and "tightly argued," logical presentations. I'm focusing instead on "common sense stuff" that I've picked up over the years—and presenting it in as straightforward a way as I can." -- Tom Peters

"I believe to my marrow that we fail to achieve excellence by failing to obsess on the basics." -- Tom Peters

"The art of war does not require complicated maneuvers; the simplest are the best, and common sense is fundamental. From which one might wonder how it is generals make blunders; it is because they try to be clever." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

"The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective." -- Warren Buffet

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." -- Winston Churchill

"Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated." -- Confucius

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein

"Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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