Joyce DiDonato Quotes

I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don't need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it's very easy.

I have a few toys. But I live very simply.

You don't really need much. I try to live my life with that sort of minimalist mentality.

Well, I'm a light traveller. I chuck things away.

I don't know what happened, but I lost the desire to acquire more things. It's very peaceful to have lost that desire.

I don't like possessions.

I'm a minimalist kind of person: only one pair of boots, one pair of pants, and if I could, only one shirt.

The older I get, the more I desire simplicity.

The less I needed, the better I felt.

I've been able to see the world many times over. The thing I've learned is less is more. I travel as light as possible. I try to carry on.

For 10 years, I gave away my possessions every year and moved on to a new place.

I don't believe there is any point in holding on to too many things in life.

I really don't require a whole lot in life.

I live by Edith Wharton's rule to get rid of anything neither useful nor beautiful. So I put the TV out on the street.

I've always thought that less was a lot more.

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

More is not better. Better is better. You don't need a bigger house; you need a different floor plan. You don't need more stuff; you need stuff you'll actually use.

I live a very simple life.

I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.

Here's the thing that I think about life - if you manage to get into a space where you don't need that much, where the overhead of your life is not that great and you're pretty happy and relaxed without that much stuff, you are really liberated because you never have to say yes to something because you want another refrigerator or car!

I don't need that much to live - we don't need that much to have a wonderful life. I learned that from animals.

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

Be satisfied with needs instead of wants.

I always think less is more.

We shall have to practise to lead our life on the basis of our needs, not under the influence of our greed.