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I think the simplest advice I could give would be to wait until asked before giving advice.
Music, in its clearest and simplest form, can be a catalyst to thought, but that's about it.
My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way.
The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap.
I think that baseball is still the most entertaining game because it's the simplest to watch.
A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.
The simplest thought, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning.
Actually, being what you are is the simplest. What is difficult is to stop being what you are not.
When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.
Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.
I think the very simplest way to show Superman's power is to have him punch someone that's powerful.
Family time is the best gift for kids, and often it's the simplest things that make the best moments.
The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.
The simplest thing that can be said about any person, any relationship, is that it's not simple at all.
Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.
Sometimes I don't even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.
Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.
In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.
Sometimes the simplest forms of music are the hardest to play. Especially for musicians that are accomplished.
Sometimes I feel people try to be too complex. Some of the greatest songs are so simple. The simplest phrases.
Sometimes, I find that just the simplest, cleanest things that are intelligently performed are funniest to me.
Freedom has invented every useful machine, from the lowest to the highest, from the simplest to the most complex.
The most difficult thing is what is thought to be the simplest; to really see the things which are before your eyes.
It's quite true to say that if you work with marvellous fresh ingredients, the simplest dish is taken to another level.
Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.'
Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family.
Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
I love dive bars, old movie theaters, live music and good food. The simplest things in life for me are the most important.
'Big' problems are overwhelming, but when we distil them down to their simplest forms, then the solutions become simple, too.
The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible . . . and to serve others as much as possible.
In the simplest terms, a fast-growing company can't keep growing at the same fast rate forever. It eventually has to slow down.
If we need simple narratives so people can amplify and spread them, are we forced to engage only with the simplest of problems?
Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn.
As a pop musician, as someone who makes songs, the best ideas are the simplest. They come, and that's the lightning bolt moment.
The easiest and simplest thing that any one can do to make their car safer, more gas efficient, whatever - check the tire pressure.
The simplest, most impactful question that you can ask an athlete, or ask anyone, is 'What do you want to accomplish? What's your goal?'
Feminism... I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, 'Free to be You and Me.'
The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
Oh, I'll tell you about 'Anyone Can Whistle' - the lesson I learned with doing that record is that the simplest songs are the hardest to do.
Camp life is demanding, and even the simplest daily routine becomes a chore in a climate with 90 per cent humidity, not to mention the bugs.
I've learned that football is a stupid sport for intelligent people because the simplest things are truly also the most difficult to get right.
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.
I love spending time with my friends and family. The simplest things in life give me the most pleasure: cooking a good meal, enjoying my friends.
The simplest and cheapest of all reforms within institutional science is to switch from the passive to the active voice in writing about science.
Sometimes the simplest tasks are so incredibly challenging but everyday I try and I make choices to push myself further than I could ever imagine.
The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.
When you're left on the floor of a hospital gasping for breath, or you can't get your kid a school place, the simplest things are your idea of radical.
The simplest way out of the puzzle of time travel is to say that it can't be done. That's very likely the right answer. However, we don't know for sure.
All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone.
A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.