Jenny Holzer Quotes

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with-that's poverty-but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)

Simplifying our lives does not mean sinking into idleness, but on the contrary, getting rid of the most subtle aspect of laziness: the one which makes us take on thousands of less important activities.

Live uncluttered lives so you could have time for what is most important.

Keep it simple: own as little as you can get away with, schedule everything, keep a notebook, don't let technology enslave you.

I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.

Avoid trivia.

I don't put the focus on things that don't matter.

Most people in business and within their personal lives move towards complexity. More To Dos. More projects. More products. More meetings. More possessions. More goals. The best - I suggest to you - move in the opposite direction.

We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard.

The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is; it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness.

Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'

Voluntary simplicity means going fewer places in one day rather than more, seeing less so I can see more, doing less so I can do more, acquiring less so I can have more.

You get the most out of what you need the least.

If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point?

Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is mandatory. Enter the world of elimination.

Less is more.

Take the complications, rules, shoulds, musts, have tos, and so on out of your life. By uncomplicating your life and removing the trivial pursuits that occupy so much of it, you open a channel for the genius within you to emerge.

A simplified Christmas isn't about circumstances as much as it is about focus.

Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase.

I try to force myself to travel light; otherwise, I tend to bring a million things that I end up never using!

Through your life, most people peel away the junk that's not useful, that's superfluous. You are determined to peel that away. I do one thing at a time. One man at a time. One car. One house. One child. One job.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.

It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler.

I'm known for having a very small to-do list and a big don't-do list.