“Democracy’s in deep trouble when the two most disgusting bodies in America are politicians and journalists.”
— Former Senator Alan Simpson
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“Shovelware, Bloatware, Crapware, pre-installed software, Windows Vista, they’re all interchangeable really.”
— (via mnmal)
Today’s Quote: Pound
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“Man is an over-complicated organism. If he is doomed to extinction, he will die out for want of simplicity.”
— Ezra Pound
Today’s Quote: Fried
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“Asking too many questions is a red flag. Any time someone starts asking a lot of questions I tell them to simplify all of their concerns into a single question, which I then ignore.”
— Jason Fried via Friedisms
What an excellent philosophy…
Today’s Quote: Hung Ying-Ming
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“To revere simplicity and be unattached is indeed an indication of high character,
But to maintain too much elegant simplicity is neither helpful to mankind nor useful to the world at large.”
— Chinese sage Hung Ying-ming in The Unencumbered Spirit, Book 1, Verse 29.
Today’s Quote: Payne
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“…learning Japanese ultimately involves picking up on what isn’t being said.”
— Peter Payne in one of his J-list Newsletters. He never spoke a truer word, and it’s part of what I find most interesting—and at times frustrating—about learning the language.
Today’s Quote: Miss Minimalist
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“What is minimalism then?
It’s eliminating the excess.
It’s asking “why” before you buy.
It’s embracing the concept of enough.
It’s living lightly and gracefully on the Earth.
It’s uncovering who you are when all of the logos, brand names, and clutter are stripped away.”
— A nice quote from Miss Minimalist’s Blog—go read her entire post.
journey, not destination 