#simple

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble. ↗

— Criss Jami

#articulation #babble #babbling #cleverness #comprehension

Les seules actions où j'engageais ma volonté, mon désir et quelque chose qui doit être l'intelligence humaine (prévoir, évaluer le pour et le contre, les conséquences) avaient toutes un lien avec cet homme. ↗

— Ernaux

#intelligence

No, you don't know what it's like When nothing feels all right You don't know what it's like To be like me To be hurt To feel lost To be left out in the dark To be kicked when you're down To feel like you've been pushed around To be on the edge of breaking down And no one's there to save you No, you don't know what it's like Welcome to my life ↗

— Simple Plan

#simple-plan #welcome-to-my-life #life

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life. ↗

— John Burroughs

#life

Everything seems simpler from a distance. ↗

— Gail Tsukiyama

#life #people #simple #simplicity #life

A man spends his whole life trying to prove his worth to others. A woman spends her life trying to prove her worth to herself. ↗

— Tawni O'Dell

#life

I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#beginning #book #direction #end #following

Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life. ↗

— John Millington Synge

#art #article #artistic #beauty #character

I never go straight to the point if I can go the most difficult way. Why be simple when you can be complicated? ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

#difficult #go #i #i can #most

Micing it from two different angles in front of the speaker sounds huge, and it's so simple. ↗

— Daisy Berkowitz

#different #different angles #front #huge #simple