Craig Newmark Quotes

Never do anything complicated when something simple will serve as well. It's one of the most important secrets of living.

Always run to the short way; and the short way is the natural: accordingly say and do everything in conformity with the soundest reason. For such a purpose frees a man from trouble, and warfare, and all artifice and ostentatious display.

Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.

Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.

It's the Simple things that are really effective. Try to remember that.

The best work I can do is to take myself as much as I can out of it and get it as simple as I can.

The shortest answer is doing.

My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.

I'm pragmatic. I like efficiency. I want to read what's in front of me and not have my hands tied.

I'm a businessman, that's all.

I don't find myself interesting as a person and the details I find boring, quite frankly. You could sum it up in a few words or sentences really: came from nothing. Self-educated. Luck. Energy. Curiosity. Ambition. That's it. Nothing at all can illuminate the work as far as I can tell.

All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.

I don't have lights, I don't have assistants, I just go and meet somebody and take a photograph. That's really basic, and that's how I used to work when I was 17 or 18 in Holland.

Some receivers are like sports cars: they have a lot of speed and flair. Me, I'm like an old pickup truck. I just bounce around and try to get the job done.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

I pack a toothbrush, toothpaste, and deodorant. That's it. I don't have the time or patience for anything else. I'm a natural kind of guy. I don't style my hair - never learned how.

I believe in the simple things in life; everything derives from the beginning. You take things very simplistically and try to be the best person you can be.

Simple goes a long way.

I'm a businessman. I never knew anything about politics. I know what's right, what's wrong and what's working.

I used to try to write around the edges, but now I try to walk a more direct line.

One thing I've learned over my career is that simplicity is the key: on the field, off as well.

I just make my music. It's not too complicated.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.

A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.

Never overlook the power of simplicity.