Colleen Ballinger Quotes

I'm quite an untidy person in a lot of ways. But order makes me happy. I have to have a clear desk and a tidy desktop, with as few visual distractions as possible. I don't mind sound distractions, but visual ones freak me out.

I don't like when I look too cluttered.

I don't like a lot of clutter.

I hate clutter.

Clutter, either mental or physical, is the sign of a healthy curiosity.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart into my work, I get lost sometimes in bizarre things - it's my Italian heritage.

Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.

When you take away the phone and e-mail and you don't have a million things to run around to, it allows your mind the space to think more expansively about the things that matter.

The inside of a house or apartment after decluttering has much in common with a Shinto shrine... a place where there are no unnecessary things, and our thoughts become clear.

I'm so unmaterialistic in every way. If you saw my apartment, it would explain a lot, I think. It's not so much a mess, but it just needs to have some feng shui or a real 'Queer Eye' makeover or whatever.

I have personal issues with clutter. I, personally, am very minimalist and like a clean slate. I like to throw everything away.

I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

My friends tease me because I don't like clutter. I'm not someone who gets attached to things.

I can't stand clutter. I can't stand piles of stuff. And whenever I see it, I basically just throw the stuff away.

My work space is so visually crammed. It's like an insane candy store. The number of textiles I'm surrounded with is mind boggling. It's a treat to come home to a nice negative space.

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

I hate belongings. I hate clutter. It really bothers me because I can't think properly. If you've got distractions in front of you, your mind goes nuts.

The best artists know what to leave out.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

The uncluttered life is the key to a good memory.

Too much clutter is a disturbance to the energy of a space for me. It's big no-no for me.