Wylie Dufresne Quotes

I have never been one for the over-the-top.

To be simple is no small matter.

The beauty of modesty ... a virtue the world doesn't have much truck with: one ordinary flower in a vase, as opposed to a bouquet.

Extreme complication is contrary to art.

Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.

When I finish dressing before a night out and have put on all the accessories, I usually look at myself in the mirror long and hard and then end up removing something. Whether it's a belt, bracelet or a bauble, less is always more.

Less is more. You should wear earrings or bracelets, but not both.

I got simple tastes. Don't go in for all that flashy business.

Simplicity is the mean between ostentation and rusticity.

Simplicity is a jewel rarely found.

Like all magnificent things, it's very simple.

Simplicity is an exact mediumbetween too little and too much.

Good style, to me, is unseen style.

Less is more only when more is too much.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

I don't like a lot of frills and fusses.

Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.

I've always liked simplicity.

It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.

One of the biggest problems with young chefs is too much addition to the plate. You put cilantro and then tarragon and then olive oil and then walnut oil or whatever. It's too much.

I like to keep things classic, not lavish or blinged out. I don't even say that word. The last thing I want to be is over the top.

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.