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Danish computer scientist, creator of C++ 1950Related quotes
“Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Ray Comfort (1949) New Zealand-born Christian minister and evangelist
AronRa vs Ray Comfort (September 17th, 2012), Radio Paul's Radio Rants
“Simple people, people who don't exist, prefer things which don't exist,simple things.”
E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
"Foreword to an Exhibit: I" (1944)
Context: Simple people, people who don't exist, prefer things which don't exist, simple things.
"Good" and "bad" are simple things. You bomb me = "bad." I bomb you = "good." Simple people(who, incidentally, run this socalled world)know this(they know everything)whereas complex people—people who feel something—are very, very ignorant and really don't know anything.
“Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. “Keep it simple.”
Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena
Source: The Mark of Athena
E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet
Simple people(who,incidentally,run this socalled world)know this(they know everything)whereas complex people—people who feel something—are very,very ignorant and really don't know anything.
"Foreword to an Exhibit: I" (1944)
Charles Bukowski (1920–1994) American writer
Variant: Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.
Source: Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook: Uncollected Stories and Essays, 1944-1990