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Some players, they have all their licks memorized. They think about what they're going to play, but I try to think about what not to play. Tone and phrasing, that's what's important - less is more. The feeling, that's the thing.
Sep 18, 2025
[In art], less is more.
I think less is more in terms of makeup in general.
Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.
In general, I think, less is more, and that if a reader stops reading because a book is too icky then I've failed in my obligation to the readers.
I learned up less is more.The makeup used to wear me and now I wear the makeup.
I always take a less-is-more approach to my routine, and use products that create a sun-kissed glow that can transition from day to night.
I think my style revolves around the philosophy that less is more, that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. That goes for my taste in design and in clothes, and even affects the way I approach music. I'm all about keeping things simple, and minimal, but being able to convey something powerful through that approach.
In humor, almost always, less is more.
Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy.
When people say to me less is more I reply, 'More is more'.
Less is more, in prose as in architecture.
Some people say that less is more. But I think more is more.
My fashion secret is "SIMPLE IS BETTER...LESS IS MORE."
Less is only more where more is no good.
The simplest things are often the truest.
Less is more only when more is too much.
But then, even with sex, I'm more in the school of less is more in movies.
We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without.
Less is more.
Sometimes, less is more.
I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies.
I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that I've always done 'less is more.'
I've been able to see the world many times over. The thing I've learned is less is more. I travel as light as possible. I try to carry on.
Less is more. If I don't have to wear make-up, I don't. If there's no real reason to have my hair 'done', I leave it. To keep it looking healthy, I ensure its properly shampooed and conditioned every time I wash it.
I'm always the "less is more" guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even if I let it go off and go crazy, I'm still the voice of keeping things grounded in reality.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you're good to go!
I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.
Less is more. Happiness is found close to the necessities of life, not in needless complexity and meaningless multiplicity of choice.
I love to be clean. I wear the same things, all of my clothes pretty much look the same. I'm a plain and simple type of guy. I don't really do a lotta busy colors and things of that nature. I feel like less is more.
I'm very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I'm all about being streamlined - less is more.
Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction.
Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
I guess he wanted to see a little more sexual activity because in real life, in bed I think less is more and let the woman come to me. Frankly, I don't even need a woman there.
Less is more. I think that if you try to put too many beauty products on, you're probably gonna get used to it. Your skin is not supposed to be covered with a bunch of stuff, so I think that less is definitely more.
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
Glamour to the outside world is taking some sense of care in your appearance and should give you inner confidence. You can do a full on look or you can do a 'less is more' look but you want to have those components, those little things that are special to you.
A person without an Apple watch is perfectly content with his present watch but when he sees his friends buying the watch, he will hanker for an Apple watch. The endless cycle of wanting, getting, and wanting again is part of the plot of Capitalism. It is the way Capitalism creates jobs. The only antidote is Buddhism that holds that people might be happier by renouncing desire rather than by striving to satisfy desire. But then how can the economy create enough jobs in a Buddhist society of "less is more."
In radio, you are the game, so to speak - you have to describe every aspect. In TV, Ive always felt less is more, and its really a question of my setting up the color analyst more than anything else.
Less is more, unless you're Al Gore.
My advice to aspriring models is less is more, try not to do crazy hair and makeup, keep it simple but beautiful when you're trying to find an agency and get started.
There is also a philosophy of less-is-more, and a little dignity that never hurt anybody. There are many qualities to admire about our father's generation.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Fans think they want to see more than the 10 to 20 seconds of Itchy and Scratchy that we put on the show, but my feeling is less is more. Once you've skinned and flayed a cat, ripped his head off, made him drink acid and tied his tongue to the moon, there really isn't that much to say.
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.
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.