Minimalism Quotes

Minimalism Quote of the day

Minimalism is not defined by what is not there but by the rightness of what is and the richness with which this is experienced.

Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance.

There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.

Minimalism in interior design has become a caricature. Everywhere you find shops or hotels with an ambience that makes you feel like you are in a refrigerator.

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

I was lucky to be born during the time of minimalism. I think I can be colder because of this. In form I speak with minimalism but my feeling is sentimental - I am a sentimental minimalist.

Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.

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

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.

The purposeful destruction of information is the essence of intelligent work.

A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves

I think some people would love to be able to make the clothes I make - and of course, I do influence them, but they keep simplifying, and minimalism doesn't quite work

My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.

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.

Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.

Fashion is meant to be wild and expressive. I love colour but I also love basics - grungy minimalism mixed with this kind of broken-down cheerleader, is my thing.

I'm a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism although that's part of it but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day.

Minimalism itself had a very strong iconoclast impulse. You think of the sixties as loose and liberated, but in art it was actually quite the contrary.

I really don't understand minimalism. It is so polite and boring. If you don't want anyone to notice you, you should stay home and grow your own vegetables.

I had a very different vibe then, I was very into minimalism. I was kind of obsessed with Helmut Lang and [Martin] Margiela.

Life's too short for minimalism.

Do you think the wren ever dreams of a better house?

Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.

One can with but moderate possessions do what one ought.

Prose is architecture and the Baroque age is over.

If you cannot afford yourself any luxuries for the time being, at least offer yourself the one priceless luxury no one can take away from you – your time

Simplicity is complex. It's never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking.

To find doesn't always require to search.

While the people of Madrid seem to have resigned to selling almost anything - the one thing they have never given up on so far - is time. It is the one commodity that is never sold and always shared.

You sell off the kingdom piece by piece and trade it for a horse that will take you anywhere.

A big group of daily friends or a white painted house with bills and mirrors, are not a necessity to me—but an intelligent conversation while sharing another coffee, is.

As an evil cultist, I make an excellent evil cultist. Only I'm stupid, and not evil. And I worship nothing, really.

I am a worried person with a stressed out soul, living a simple life with no capital.

To storm, a mind, it must be balanced, by what can't be it must be challenged...

Good food, fresh water, and an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That's what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.

There's a fine line between minimalism and not trying very hard.

Vibrate higher daily.

She remembered who she wasand the game changed.

Simple is complicated.

Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It's your masterpiece after all.

Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or friends is admirable, especially if it is by choice.

When you give your items away, don’t keep the excess of your pride.

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.

There’s been a lot written on the topic of minimalism. But I still believe in it.

Minimalism means not trying to improve perfection.

Useless and precious objects. Taking up space. Taking up time.

Minimalism is the constant art of editing your life.

If you have clutter in your real life, your tangible life, then it really adds to the emotional clutter in your mind.

You don't need more space. You need less stuff.

Real luxury is not working like a maniac to take an expensive vacation--it is living a life you enjoy every day.