Sonny Bill Williams Quotes

Simplicity is the key to success.

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

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.

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

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

Simplicity requires ruthlessness.

Less is more.

When you remove layers, simplicity and speed happen.

The simpler I keep things, the better I play.

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.

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.

I usually go with the 'less is more' approach.

I like to keep things simple.

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)

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.

The quest for simplicity has to pervade every part of the process. It really is fundamental.

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

Simplicity is a strict taskmaster.

Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.

Success lies in a masterful consistency around a few fundamentals. It really is simple. Not easy. But simple.

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.

The secret of the truly successful ... is that they learned early in life how not to be busy.

People who don’t know how to summarize have no dignity. Neither do people who needlessly drag on their messy lives. They who don’t know the beauty of simplification, of pruning away the unnecessary, die without ever comprehending the true meaning of life.

Simplify, simplify, simplify.