Bruce Lee Quotes

When you remove layers, simplicity and speed happen.

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

Simple goes a long way.

Simplicity is often one of the greatest strengths.

One thing I've learned over my career is that simplicity is the key: on the field, off as well.

Simplicity is the key to success.

Less is more.

Keep it simple.

Concentrate, don't embroider.

What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.

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.

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.

Be brief. Above all things be brief.

Less is almost always better than more. Short words, short sentences, short speeches.

I sometimes think less is more. If you cut yourself in too many places, it is hard to execute.

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.

That's the attitude I approach everything with: I don't want there to be a lot of dressing on anything.

Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick no longer a kick. Now that I've understood the art, a punch is just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. The height of cultivation is really nothing special. It is merely simplicity; the ability to express the utmost with the minimum.

If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

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

It is by great economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.

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)

Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus.

As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.

There is but one art, to omit! Oh, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge. A man who knows how to omit would make an Iliad of a daily paper.