Eliyahu Goldratt Quotes

My reaction to everything in life is when it gets a bit complicated to water it down and make it simple again.

No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

It's so easy to make things complicated in business.

Early on, in discussions of financial oversight, people would say, 'Well, this is a very complicated problem, therefore it requires a complicated solution.' And at that step, I would say, 'Well, wait a minute. Just because it's a complicated problem doesn't mean the best course of action immediately is one that's complicated.'

The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.

Complexity has and will maintain a strong fascination for many people. It is true that we live in a complex world and strive to solve inherently complex problems, which often do require complex mechanisms. However, this should not diminish our desire for elegant solutions, which convince by their clarity and effectiveness. Simple, elegant solutions are more effective, but they are harder to find than complex ones, and they require more time, which we too often believe to be unaffordable

There is no problem so complicated that you can't find a very simple answer to it if you look at it right.

..things are never as complicated as they seem. It is only our arrogance that prompts us to find unnecessarily complicated answers to simple problems.

Too many escape into complexity these days. For it is an escape for persons to cry, when this question of the equality of peoples is raised in India or in our own South, 'Ah, but the situation is not so simple.' ... no great stride forward is ever made for the individual or for the human race unless the complex situation is reduced to one simple question and its simple answer.

If I have learned anything as a scientist, it is that one should not make things complicated when a simple explanation will do.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.

No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.

As much as we all talk about the future and how so many things are merging, there is a simplicity that is crucial.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

I don't make things complicated, that's the way they get all by themselves.

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better.

I like cutting through complexity and trying to get to the kernel of an idea.

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

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

The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.

My goal is to simplify complexity.