John Ruskin Quotes

I've spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn't reach the heart.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

To be simple is no small matter.

I admire writers who can make complicated things simple, but my own talent has been to make simple things complicated.

All the great things are simple.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.

My natural tendency is to complicate everything--and then to spray words and ideas onto everything afterwards. I've had to develop the habit of keeping things simple.

Simplicity is simple. Perhaps this sounds redundant. But it's true, and it's important.

There is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

I always go for simplicity.

It is when I struggle to be brief that I become obscure.

The essence of style is a simple way of saying something complex.

Simple goes a long way.

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

Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.

What is style? For many people, a very complicated way of saying very simple things. According to us, a very simple way of saying very complicated things.

Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts.

Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.

Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.

As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway.

Any idiot can be complicated. It takes a genius to be simple.

Never overlook the power of simplicity.

Simplicity not simplistic.