I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids...
We had very few things. I had a couple pairs of jeans, a couple shirts. And same with my mom and sister. I think my sister had, like, two toys. We were living off of instant noodles.
When thought is too weak to be simply expressed it's clear proof that it should be rejected.
Strip your website down to the basics and do a few things really well.
I have tried to live very quietly, so I could be happy.
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the uncared block:...
Keep it simple, keep it tasty. Salt, pepper and garlic. Shallot another day, lemon grass for next week. Nutmeg and cinnamon every now and then.
She thought about how in that moment life was perfect because it was simple. One truck, a world asleep, and a million stars. It didn't matter where they were going. She was just existing.
No wallet. No money clip. No ID. No keys. No phone. Just a small Swiss Army knife in one of the inner pockets.
"Well you needn't have any 'feelings' about mountains," said Philip. "Mountains are all the same - just tops, middles and bottoms, sometimes with sheep on and sometimes without."
Miss Kate, though twenty, was dressed with a simplicity which American girls would do well to imitate
A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.
Early on, Mike Markkula had taught Jobs to impute - to understand that people do judge a book by its cover - and therefore to make sure all the trappings and packaging of Apple signaled that there was...
A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.
The Red Lion was a four-ale bar with a handful of lowbrowed sons of toil who looked as though they...
What could you do? Major Major asked himself again. What could you do with a man who looked you...
If I turned towards books, it was because they were the only sanctuary I knew, one I needed in order...
We all had to pay, but not for the crimes we were accused of. There were other scores to settle.
Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never missed. Yossarian was a lead bombardier who had been...
Why are they going to disappear him? I don't know. It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good...
the full fury of his storming countenance with its rugged overhang of gullied forehead and huge crag...
Keep in mind that when we talk of a great painting we are not really talking about anything great....
Read me back the last line. 'Read me back the last line,' read back the corporal who could take...
