Quotes for All
…Simplifications have had a much greater long-range scientific impact than individual feats of ingenuity. The opportunity for simplification is very encouraging, because in all examples that come to mind the simple and elegant systems tend to be easier and faster to design and get right, more efficient in execution, and much more reliable than the … Read more
Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better. Edsger Dijkstra
While Occam’s razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research. Francis Crick
The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. […] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a way of compounding difficulties. Fernando J. Corbato
The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. Douglas Horton
To be alive is to totally and openly participate in the simplicity and elegance of here and now. Don Altman
Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future. Coco Chanel
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. Coco Chanel
Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. Coco Chanel
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein