106+ Best Less Is More Quotes: Exclusive Selection

The phrase less is more means that having just the essential things is better than having way too much of superfluous things. It allows you to focus on what matters. Profoundly inspirational less is more quotes will challenge the way you think, and help guide you through any life experience.

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Famous Less Is More Quotes

Less is more. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The more you know, the less you need. Yvon Chouinard

I continue to be drawn to clarity and simplicity. Less is more remains my mantra. Stephane Rolland

Real luxury is not working like a maniac to take an expensive vacation it is living a life you enjoy every day. Kathy Gottberg

Red lipstick aside, I firmly believe that less is more in terms of make up. Emilia Wickstead

Being content with less, creates space in the heart for more love. Margo Vader

I believe how you measure a good movie is how many times you can see it. With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast. 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. Ice Cube

Less explanation is more convincing than more explanation. Alan Cohen

In radio, you are the game, so to speak you have to describe every aspect. In TV, I’ve always felt less is more, and it’s really a question of my setting up the color analyst more than anything else. Marv Albert

It’s surprising how much free time and productivity you gain when you lose the busyness in your mind. Brittany Burgunder

When it comes to jewellery, less is more as you get older. Just before I go out to a party, I look at myself in the mirror and take off half of the jewellery I’m wearing. Anything that rattles or clanks is just too dowager duchess. Jerry Hall

Less is more. Progress is made through precise, persistent, and purposeful pushes. Scott Perry

I think less is more when it comes to make up; this really helps achieve a lighter complexion. Heavy make up creates a canvas and can dull the skin. Francois Nars

World creation should be an effort of great and covetous love. Micah R. Sisk

I hate to hear Less is more. It’s a crock of crap. R. Lee Ermey

Most people think they need more to succeed; more money, more power, more time, more friends, more fame, more ideas, more prayers, more knowledge. They have never considered that less is actually sufficient. Michael Bassey Johnson

But then, even with sex, I’m more in the school of less is more in movies. Aaron Eckhart

Less i snot necessarily more. Just enough is more. Milton Glaser

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. Garry Shandling

It is strange a difference comes from a subtraction. Natasha Tsakos

Less is more! I don’t wear makeup if I don’t have to. Jennifer Nettles

Craving less takes more courage! Mark Dawson

I’d love to tell actors about all the things they don’t need to worry about. Less is more. If you have it inside, you don’t need to show too much. People pick up on things. Sigourney Weaver

Minimalism is a journey from the compulsion to consciousness, consumerism to common sense. Amit Kalantri

I really believe less is more. When you get older, too much makeup can be ageing, and when you’re young, you should enjoy the fact your skin is free from lines and wrinkles rather than overloading it with products. Louise Nurding

Owning less creates an opportunity to live more. Joshua Becker

I’m inspired by artists who use a limited palette, like painter Piet Mondrian, and the White Stripes, two musicians who create an incredible sound. Our food is starting to go back to a less is more style. Graham Elliot

Do only what is necessary and required. Efficiency is elegant. Less is more. Scott Perry

On the fragrance side, I think it’s important that it’s not overpowering, a fragrance on a man or a woman. I think it’s important to see the person before you smell them. Less is more. David Beckham

It almost feels like energy is able to move more freely in this space with fewer things cluttering the area. Joshua Becker

I sometimes think less is more. If you cut yourself in too many places, it is hard to execute. Philip Green

My idea of sexy is that less is more. The less you reveal the more people can wonder. Emma Watson

It was a whole new attitude no makeup, less is more the 90s were fun! Edward Enninful

Less is more. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

My mum always encouraged me that less is more, make up wise. I think that’s why I feel more confident when I have a fresh and natural face. Maia Mitchell

Sometimes, less is more. William Shakespeare

With grooming, less is more. I like to smell good, so will use a fragrance like Boss Bottled. I don’t overdo it, but I moisturise daily, too. Daniel Sturridge

Actually Soon has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more. Jerry B. Jenkins

My idea of sexy is that less is more. The less you reveal the more people can wonder. Emma Watson

I’m very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I’m all about being streamlined less is more. Nina Garcia

I feel like my style’s always been influenced by less is more. The coolest styles are kind of simple and classic, like a white T-shirt and jeans. Maybe you have a cool belt and cool shoes, but everything else you keep simple. Chris Evans

But then, even with sex, I’m more in the school of less is more in movies. Aaron Eckhart

Sometimes it’s about less is more. It’s about the seed. Thinking about this gigantic tree that you think is so beautiful but it started with this just seed. Fred Durst

Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you’re good to go! Stacy Keibler

My beauty ethos? Well, I’d love to tell you it’s something like less is more, but honestly, it all starts with happiness. If only someone could bottle that up when I’m happy, I’m at my most radiant and glowing. It does me better than any product ever could. And I stand by how cheesy and cliched that sounds. Solange Knowles

We are happy in proportion to the things we can do without. Henry David Thoreau

I think less is more. Sephora has these nude themes, which is like no make up make up. Kriti Sanon

Less is more only when more is too much. Frank Lloyd Wright

It’s easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn’t. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is more. Herbie Hancock

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. Socrates

I’ve learned that whether it’s with your skin or your hair, less is more. People go and do so much to it, I don’t think that’s good. Too much product is not good, so I think that’s probably the best thing. And not the most expensive thing is the best thing. That’s for sure. I’ve learned that the hard way. Kyle Richards

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius

I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies. Julia Roberts

Three Rules of Work Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein

I liked Nicole Kidman because she is so fashionable she can do less is more. It was very, very simple, but it was so chic. Some people thought she looked washed out, I didn’t at all.  Steven Cojocaru

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. Laozi

I’m very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I’m all about being streamlined less is more. Nina Garcia

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results. Albert Einstein

Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction. Stacy London

Less is more. Happiness is found close to the necessities of life, not in needless complexity and meaningless multiplicity of choice. Peter Dale Scott

I’m from the less is more school. I had to be in the more is more zone with Dallas Buyers Club, so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that. Jean Marc Vallee

Less is only more where more is no good. Frank Lloyd Wright

I think a girl always needs a cardigan, and I tend to go for the sparkles. I have a minimum of 50 embellished cardigans. I’m not a believer in less is more; I’m sort of a believer in more is necessary. L’Wren Scott

I don’t believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin and enough is enough. Stanley Elkin

I think sometimes less is more. I don’t think it helps to overdo exercising I think you need to do it to keep your body healthy and fit, but there is a fine line between, you know, healthy and obsession. You have to build your foundation first. Your brain has to sort of connect to your body. Martha Hunt

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

I have always believed in less is more in everything I do, from work to my personal life. Tory Burch

The simplest things are often the truest. Richard Bach

Sometimes less is more when it comes to workout routines. Nina Agdal

Less is more, in prose as in architecture. Donald Hall

Less is more. I would notice that when I did my makeup, I was putting on more makeup than they did on me at shoots. A little goes a long way, so I definitely learned how to wear less. Barbie Ferreira

If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life. Wumen Huikai

Nuts have gotten a bad rap because of their high fat content. But their protein, heart healthy fats, high fibre, and antioxidant content earn them a place in your daily diet. I often say less is more, and portion control is key to healthfully enjoying nuts. David Kirsch

To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply rather than to overstate. Whenever the reader participates with his own interpretation, I feel that the book is much more successful. I write with the premise that less is more. Writing is not difficult to me. I read into a tape recorder, constantly dropping a word here and there from my manuscript until I get a minimum amount of words to say exactly what I want to say. Each time I drop a word or two, it brings me a sense of victory! Ezra Jack Keats

Basically, less is more when it comes to film. Perdita Weeks

Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That’s all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy. G-Eazy

The biggest thing I have learnt is not to overdo make up less is more. Emma Willis

Cut like crazy. Less is more. I’ve often read manuscripts including my own where I’ve got to the beginning of, say, chapter two and have thought This is where the novel should actually start. A huge amount of information about character and backstory can be conveyed through small detail. The emotional attachment you feel to a scene or a chapter will fade as you move on to other stories. Be business like about it. Sarah Waters

I’m definitely of the less is more mentality, and what I really appreciate is that fragrance is chemical, and it changes with your body throughout the day. It’s a very deeply personal thing. One smell on one person isn’t the same on another, and I appreciate the uniqueness of that experience. Chris Pine

I hate to hear Less is more. It’s a crock of crap. R. Lee Ermey

When you’re young, the temptation is maybe to think, More is more. But a lot of the time less is more. Daniel Ricciardo

When people say to me less is more I reply, More is more. Dolly Parton

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. Albert Brooks

It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein

A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I’m a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen. Mark Wahlberg

I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies. Julia Roberts

Pat Summerall personified less is more. His play by play was so bare bones but so great because he had a great, deep toned voice. Joe Buck

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like. Will Rogers

My mom is very much about less is more. She showed me how to use makeup to enhance your beauty but not to change your face, which I think is important. Kaia Gerber

There is in art the notion of less is more, which is to say, you don’t torture a painting that has already confessed. Robert Breault

Actually Soon has more than the Left Behind series, but I really believe less is more. Jerry B. Jenkins

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. William Morris

Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you’re good to go! Stacy Keibler

Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction. Stacy London

I think that if you can convey a kind of a complexity, a mystery, a truth in stillness, that, to me, is really worth striving for, and I totally agree with Michael Fassbender in that less is more. If it’s going on inside you, the camera will find it. Gabriel Byrne

I think a girl always needs a cardigan, and I tend to go for the sparkles. I have a minimum of 50 embellished cardigans. I’m not a believer in less is more; I’m sort of a believer in more is necessary. L’Wren Scott

I really believe in less is more in terms of makeup. I try not to wear too much foundation. I like to see my skin coming through. I like to see my freckles. I just think that’s the most youthful look. Michelle Monaghan

Our life is frittered away by detail simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

Spare me the carefully thought out accessorising that is supposed to look casually thrown on, while in actuality, hours have been spent on the picking and choosing of said jewellery, scarves, etc. Unless you are Keith Richards and can absolutely pull it off, less is more. Emma Ishta

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

It has taken me so long to understand my skin, but the formula that works best for me is, gentle and less is more. But I do cleanse my skin well at night with a good natural cleanser by Dr. Hauschka or Avalon Organics. Elsa Hosk

A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I’m a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen. Mark Wahlberg

My approach to beauty is less is more, but I usually wear a pinky nude lip color, like my Pas du Tout. Tory Burch

If you read many contemporary literary novels today, you may notice that regardless of the subject matter there’s a sameness about them, the way in which thoughts are expressed and ideas, conveyed, the sometimes dogmatic application of what are, at best, useful maxims such as,’less is more, the narrative techniques utilised, even the same, irritating, stylistic devices scattered like pepper all over the pages. Suhayl Saadi

For me, less is more. I don’t often wear makeup, but when I do, a little concealer and some powder go a long way. Philomena Kwao