Oh simplicity—the epitome of effective and direct interaction between human and machine. Simplicity is my life. Simplicity is my goal. I wish to imbue simplicity upon every device and piece of software I touch—not by adding things, but by taking them away. It is through simplicity that people will find it easier to love their machines for making their lives easier and less complicated. Computer is not here to conquer man; computer is here to serve man. And not as a platter with your favorite sides.
Some consider it noble to have a method; others consider it noble not to have a method. Not to have a method is bad; to stop entirely at method is worse still. One should at first observe rules severely, then change them in an intelligent way. The aim of possessing method is to seem finally as if one had no method.
—Chieh Tzu Yuan Hua Chuan
The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting
Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought.
—William Hazlitt
In character, in manners, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
—Longfellow
The artist learns what to leave out.
—Ray Bradbury
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.
—Albert Einstein
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
I think all great innovations are built on rejections.
—Louis Ferdinand Celine