Simplicity - Part 1

I've been reading and thinking a lot about simplicity recently. Here are some quotes to get the conversation started.

Simplicity

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

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction. ~ E. F. Schumacker

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

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature. ~ Thomas a Kempis

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. ~ Edwin Way Teale