Nathan Phillips Quotes

In my humble opinion, having tons of products and furniture and magazines and clothes is not luxurious - living minimally is.

We don't need an abundance of things.

I've learned that you don't need a lot in life. If it can't fit into a suitcase, you don't really need it.

More is not better. Better is better. You don't need a bigger house; you need a different floor plan. You don't need more stuff; you need stuff you'll actually use.

I live a very simple life.

I have a few toys. But I live very simply.

I've always thought that less was a lot more.

I actually live very, very simply.

I don't need that much to live - we don't need that much to have a wonderful life. I learned that from animals.

I'm a minimalist kind of person: only one pair of boots, one pair of pants, and if I could, only one shirt.

I always think less is more.

The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.

Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.

Less is more.

America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.

My material life is simple.

I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.

Here's the thing that I think about life - if you manage to get into a space where you don't need that much, where the overhead of your life is not that great and you're pretty happy and relaxed without that much stuff, you are really liberated because you never have to say yes to something because you want another refrigerator or car!

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

The older I get, the less I need. I wear the same jean shorts for the whole week. I'm not running to the store to get the latest bag.

I have always believed in 'less is more' in everything I do, from work to my personal life.

I drive one car. I own one house. That's enough for me.

There's no great desire to own lots of stuff - and I don't. You can only live in one house and drive one car.

I was originally a minimalist, so that's my foundation.

I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line.