Simple Quotes

Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.

Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction.

It is truly a privilege to be able to support all women's causes on a global level. It is remarkable that something as simple as television can empower us to create change and awareness in the world.

Anything simple always interests me.

The novels take longer to write than the picture book texts, and they do take a different sort of concentration. However, a very short, simple story that works well is just as exciting to me as any longer and more complex book.

Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made life simple. It is man who complicates it.

And that's why any of my picture books exist: They all seem to be built backwards from a simple, emotionally optimistic story beat.

Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment.

I saw many people who had advanced heart disease and I was so frustrated because I knew if they just knew how to do the right thing, simple lifestyle and diet steps, that the entire trajectory of their life and health would have been different.

Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts.

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.

In sharp contrast to the idea that this stage of life is enviable, we hear high levels of anxiety about getting old, anxieties about health, mobility, access to facilities, simple routine care and attention.

As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.

Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.

You can't totally rebel, otherwise you have to go live on your own, on a desert island. It's as simple as that.

Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.

I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.

I make some of my best recipes with a simple homemade stock. Keep shrimp shells stored in a plastic bag in the freezer. When you have almost a gallon-bag full, you can make a stock in 30 minutes that you can use in soups and sauces. You can then freeze the stock in ice-cube trays.

I just want to serve people. I know it sounds like a simple cliche.

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.

Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them!

Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces.

I like simple things. I like to sneak in the theatre and watch movies. I'm a movie buff.

You can't explain much in 60 seconds, but when you show Michael Jordan, you don't have to. It's that simple.

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing fund, for the simple reason that if money, wherewith to buy capital, could be obtained for one-half of one per cent, capital itself could command no higher price.