Don DeLillo Quotes

Good design should be honest.

Don't think too much of style.

I respect the truth too much to drag it out on every occasion.

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.

Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.

You don't wear all your jewellery at once. You're much more believable if you talk in your own voice.

It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.

In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'

I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.

When I was starting out, doing guest spots on TV, and even commercials, I would go in with a whole crazy wardrobe and some terrible accent. Obviously, I was doing too much. If you bring too much flavor to it, it's absurd. There's something to just being spontaneous.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.

Less is only more where more is no good.

When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more.

Buy the best you can find or afford and don't over manipulate it. If I cook a scallop, the best praise you can give me is that it tastes like a scallop.

Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the more simple and original something is, the better.

For me, true kitsch has nothing to do with irony. It's very honest. It represents what people like, their dreams.

I think overdesigning comes from a lack of editing. The strongest, most compelling, and most useful things in life are irreducible - love, truth, faith, honor.

You can't let the game become too big.