David Green Quotes

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

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.'

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

Every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple.

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.

Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it.

Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it.

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

There's a powerful tendency to overcomplicate the whole notion of leadership.

The world is complicated. But does every problem require a complicated solution?

Business isn't complicated; we complicate business.

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

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.

When you're first thinking through an idea, it's important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.

Yeah, leading an examined life, I always say, is a pain in the ass. It adds an element of complexity to business that most businessmen don't want to hear about. They just want to call a fabric manufacturer, and say, "Hey, give us 10,000 yards of shirting."

Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?

Complexity is the enemy of clarity

Anybody can make the simple complecated. Creativity is making the complecated simple.

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

Making a movie is like a chess game. It's about constantly changing patterns, adapting to new things. It's not just black and white, as you know.

Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.

Simplicity is complexity resolved