Siegel+Gale is the simplicity company. Of course, simplicity is not a new trend. Here are 28 of my favorite quotes on what simplicity means to some of the most inspiring artists, poets, philosophers, visionaries, and leaders throughout the course of time. At Siegel+Gale, we create brand experiences that are remarkably clear and unexpectedly fresh. Simplicity is at the core of what we do.

1. 28 Quotes on
Simplicity
Margaret Molloy
Global CMO
Siegel+Gale
@MargaretMolloy

2. At Siegel+Gale, we often think of
simplicity as creating brand experiences
that are remarkably clear and
unexpectedly fresh.
Of course, simplicity is not a new trend.
Gathered here are 28 of my favorite
quotes on what simplicity means to some
of the most inspiring artists, poets,
philosophers, visionaries, and leaders
throughout the course of time.
Margaret Molloy
Global CMO
Siegel+Gale
@MargaretMolloy

3. “Simplicity is the keynote of
all true elegance.”
Coco Chanel

4. Frederic Chopin
“Simplicity is the final
achievement. After
one has played a
vast quantity of
notes and more
notes, it is simplicity
that emerges as the
crowning reward of
art.”

5. Isaac Newton
“Nature is
pleased with
simplicity. And
nature is no
dummy.”

6. Lao Tzu
“I have just three things to
teach: simplicity, patience,
compassion. These three
are your greatest
treasures.”

7. Leonardo da Vinci
“Simplicity is the ultimate
sophistication”

8. Plato
“Beauty of style and
harmony and grace and
good rhythm depend on
simplicity”

9. Steve Jobs
“That’s been one of
my mantras – focus
and simplicity. Simple
can be harder than
complex…”

10. Vince Lombardi
“Mental toughness is
many things. It is
humility because it
behooves all of us to
remember that
simplicity is the sign
of greatness and
meekness is the sign
of true strength.”

11. Walt Whitman
“The art of art,
the glory of
expression, and
the sunshine of
the light of letters
is simplicity.

12. Winston Churchill
“A vocabulary of truth
and simplicity will be
of service throughout
your life.”

13. Albert Einstein
“Everything should
be made as simple
as possible, but not
simpler.”

14. Eleanor Roosevelt
“A little simplification
would be the first
step toward rational
living, I think”

15. Francis Ford Coppola
“I like simplicity; I don’t need luxury.”

16. Neil Degrasse Tyson
“Some of the greatest
poetry is revealing to
the reader the beauty
in something that was
so simple you had
taken it for granted.”

17. General Colin Powell
“Great leaders are
almost always great
simplifiers, who can
cut through
argument, debate,
and doubt to offer a
solution everybody
can understand.”

18. Jack Welch
“Don’t
make the
process
harder
than it is.”

19. Tim Cook
“We have one hardware
organization. We have
one software
organization. It’s not like
we’re this big company
with all these divisions
that are cranking out
products. We’re
simpletons.”

20. Joshua Reynolds
“Simplicity is an
exact medium
between too
little and too
much.”

21. Joseph Brackett
“Tis the gift to be simple,
Tis the gift to be free…”

22. "Simplicity is a choice,
a discrimination, a
crystallization. Its
object is purity.”
Le Corbusier

23. "The ability to simplify
means to eliminate the
unnecessary so that the
necessary may speak.”
Hans Hofmann

24. Charles Mingus
“Making the
simple
complicated is
commonplace;
making the
complicated
simple,
awesomely
simple, that's
creativity.”

25. William Golding
“The greatest
ideas are the
simplest.”

26. Albert Einstein
“Three rules of work: out
of clutter find simplicity.
From discord find
harmony. In the middle
of difficulty lies
opportunity.”

27. Paulo Coelho
“The core of beauty is
simplicity”

28. Oscar Wilde
“I have the simplest
tastes. I am always
satisfied with the best.”

29. Charles Péguy
“It is the essence of
genius to make use
of the simplest
ideas.”

30. “Simple is always
stylish, never
trendy”
Margaret Molloy
Global CMO
Siegel+Gale
@MargaretMolloy

31. Siegel+Gale is a global brand strategy,
design and experience firm. Using facts,
intuition and creativity, we blend science
with art, unlocking the power of simplicity
to help organizations realize their full
potential.