Twyla Tharp Quotes

I always carry multipurpose products in my handbag.

I'm obsessed with the form of a toolbox. The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It's like Batman's utility belt.

You know what I like about disposable razors? They're disposable.

Any item in your wardrobe should satisfy one of two criteria: utility and joy.

There is a use for almost everything.

Google has the functionality of a really complicated Swiss Army knife, but the home page is our of approaching it closed... It's simple, it's elegant you can slip it in your pocket, but it's got the great doodad when you need it

Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.

When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto – I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.

Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do.

The plain wooden toothpick, it may be argued, is among the simplest of manufactured things. It consists of a single part, made of a single material, intended for a single purpose-from which it gets its simple name. It is also among the most convenient and ready of things. It can be used directly out of the box-there being no instructions to read, no parts to assemble, no priming or booting required, and no maintenance expected. When it has served its purpose, it is simply discarded.

A good laundry room with storage can make life easier.

I personally won't have anything live in my house that can't move the car on street-sweeping day or grate carrots. Plus, I don't mind being talked to harshly. I want to be challenged by something more complex than a Wheaton terrier.

With small spaces in particular you have to really follow the rule that if it's not absolutely beautiful or absolutely functional, then get rid of it.

I suppose there's a particular kind of efficiency about coming from a theatre tradition. You don't make a fuss, and you're cheap.

I was the person who had a 10 lb baby on my arm called my purse, and now that I have a crossover bag it's stupid. I realize I need my wallet, my phone and my lip gloss - that's it.

Men like clothes they can wear to work and afterwards. They don't want things to be complicated.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

I'll take any lightweight.

Spare functional furniture, in my opinion, is the genius of 20th-century design.

Simplicity is key. Some people like really high-tech kitchens, where you have warming drawers and ice makers and storage for a million different things. Honestly, for me, I need an oven, a stove top, a fridge and a sink.

You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.

A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties...and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.

Never do anything complicated when something simple will serve as well. It's one of the most important secrets of living.