Matt Mullenweg Quotes

The art of art... is simplicity.

All the great things are simple.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Simple goes a long way.

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated.

The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity, at the same time having regard to appropriateness and harmony of expression. Its greater excellencies are directness, accuracy, appropriateness and perspicuity.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

Simplicity is the key.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Be brief. Above all things be brief.

Never say more than is necessary.

Simplicity is often one of the greatest strengths.

Simplicity before understanding is simplistic; simplicity after understanding is simple.

I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.

As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.

Never overlook the power of simplicity.

Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it is clear and does not detain one's attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: "The tall, narrow-chested man of medium height and with a red beard sat down on the green grass that had already been trampled down by the pedestrians, sat down silently, looking around timidly and fearfully." The brain can't grasp all that at once, and art must be grasped at once, instantaneously.

I've spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn't reach the heart.

...it is simplicity that is difficult to make.

Simplicity, without which no human performance can arrive at perfection.

I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation. It's about bringing order to complexity.

That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.

My natural tendency is to complicate everything--and then to spray words and ideas onto everything afterwards. I've had to develop the habit of keeping things simple.

Simplicity, to me, has always been the essence of good taste.

I like to think that I can introduce people to the idea of simplicity and elegance.