“Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. “Keep it simple.”

“To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.”

Jean Chrétien (1934) 20th Prime Minister of Canada

“Keep simple things simple.”

Bjarne Stroustrup (1950) Danish computer scientist, creator of C++

“Keep it simple.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

“Keep things simple.”

William of Ockham (1285–1349) medieval philosopher and theologian

“Hey, you're gonna have to keep it simple for us folks! Keep the words simple so we can understand what you're talking about.”

Ray Comfort (1949) New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist

“It is as difficult [for Chinese politicians] to get a real smile [from the people] as it is to keep the sky blue and clouds white.”

Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist

“I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural.. to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.”

Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul

“If babies held the same tendency toward self-criticism as adults, they might never learn to walk or talk. Can you imagine infants stomping, 'Aarggh! Screwed up again!' Fortunately, babies are free of self-criticism. They just keep practicing.”

Dan Millman (1946) American self help writer

“A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there's no deception underneath it all. If I might so put it, it's an agreement for the mutual forgiveness of sin.”

Henrik Ibsen The Wild Duck