Anna goes on to
say that simple things do matter.
Why do we theologians like to use big words to
say simple things?
It's not just country music that we rely on to
say the simple things that need sayin».
That's a lot of words to
say a simple thing: Thanos is here.
Not exact matches
Here's a
simple rule of thumb for when to keep your own mouth shut: don't
say a
thing unless it's going to help someone else in the meeting do their job better.
As an entrepreneur, I hear a lot of
things said about good design: Good design is
simple.
Carl
says the answer is because of three reasons: we don't believe
simple will work, we equate
simple with easy, and we like the way we always do
things.
Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital,
says he's a big fan of Bezos» letters because they serve as a reminder to keep a long - term view, while keeping
things simple.
The important
thing to remember, Wennmachers
says, is that few reporters are going to jump at the opportunity to write a
simple profile about a company that's just released a new feature or product.
«It comes down to the very
simple things of talking about what you are doing, talking about your passion, talking about your love,» Dorsey
says.
Drop CEO and co-founder Derrick Fung
said, «There's a demographic of younger people who want
things to be
simple, seamless and fun.
Deloitte's Lesser
says things aren't quite that
simple.
I think he saw it — the political pressure that really resulted from public pressure, or people
saying things as
simple as, «I drive around the city and I can see with my own eyes that the lights are not synchronized.»
«It would certainly be
simpler if we didn't sell them anymore, but the reality is there's a need,»
says John Hammergren, McKesson's longtime CEO, who stresses his company wants to do the right
thing.
«Doing away with something would be the
simplest thing to do,» Munoz
said.
One owner described using his Shower Pass rain jacket during a long bike ride in the rain,
saying he «stayed dry for the entire 60 miles,» while another customer keeps
things simple, calling it a «great comfy waterproof jacket.»
If there is one
simple thing you can do to enhance your impact as a presenter, persuade others to see
things as you see them, and make it more likely your audience will
say yes to your idea, it is sustained, purposeful eye contact with one person at a time.
And it's also going to be all those
things that Advertising 101
says it should be:
simple, straightforward, informative and eye - catching.
As far as stocks, he
said he likes to keep it
simple and focus on
things the family is using every day.
«We learned a very
simple thing,» an earnest female voice
said, «to listen to you.»
One day, I just
said: «Let's try the
simplest thing and just ask the companies what they're looking for.
«Keep the plan
simple and clear, and be willing to
say, «We are not going to do certain
things because we just don't have the time and the bandwidth.»»
«I loved the
simple things,» she
says.
«Obviously, the
simplest thing to do is to do some kind of public offering,» Karp
said.
«I wanted a plan that would be so
simple and standardized that it would be easy for me to explain as a good
thing to my employees or job candidates,» he
says.
He echoes that sentiment in our interview, defending the company's primitive inventory system and decision to, until recently, accept only cash by
saying: «Philosophically, we like to keep
things simple.»
Microsoft's Bill Gates
says the best advice he's ever gotten from his friend and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett is to keep
things simple.
I'd
say one of the most interesting is how he keeps
things simple.
I was kind of like I
said interested in gambling or at least speculating or figuring
things out and then taking a calculated gamble and what they were telling me was don't try, there were
saying that no one can beat the market and the stock prices are efficient and just through
simple observation looking at the newspaper and they used to have the 52 - week high low prices in the newspaper, it seemed unreasonable that you know the fair price was 51 day and eight months later, it was 120, and that was pretty much every stock had that kind of range every year and it didn't make sense to me that the fundamentals of the underlying businesses were actually changing that much.
Jim
says his approach to building wealth involves breaking
things down into their
simplest steps, optimizing it, and executing the strategy.
Asked recently about the goal of Alphabet's eclectic mix of projects, Page
said he likes to apply some
simple rules: «Is that
thing really, really important?
«It wouldn't be a
simple thing,» Chipman
said.
«My grief turned to anger, because
simple things could have been done to save Alex's life,» Schachter
says.
But trade experts and stakeholders who've been following the negotiations closely
say they've seen no progress on any of the thorny issues and no discernable headway, even on the
simple things where all three countries should be in agreement.
If it is necessary to do something unusual in public -
say, giving yourself a necessary insulin injection - a
simple explanation to those around you who might be distressed by it, is the right (and polite)
thing to do.
No one understands the basic
things i am
saying and seems to understand
simple logic, but Christians are dumb....
(Until then, you have nothing to
say to me, because if you refuse to do a
simple thing because you're afraid of looking silly, or you just flat out reject it based on your own disbelief, that's on you).
The point of evolutionary science, he
says, is to explain how complex
things get made from a
simple start.
Yes, those who like to
say that there are moral absolutes inherent in people, places, or
things are clearly shown to be wrong by the
simple existence of an unstable and diverse and contradictory bunch of «holy books».
While I definitely agree that his response is great in many circumstances and (without knowing the context of that conversation) may have been the perfect
thing to
say at that moment, I think calling this statement «a template that can be used to respond to questions concerning sexuality, gender and other important issues» reduces a very complex issue down to a very
simple response that doesn't really answer any questions for anyone.
For him it was better to have a minimum of realities that ennoble the nature of a
thing than to multiply realities when they are not necessary and do not ennoble nature — or as we might
say today «keep it
simple» and elegant!
Given the context of this discussion, I realize
simple concepts like considering the context in which you proselytize is a difficult
thing for you to grasp so there is nothing left to
say and unfortunately leave you to your delusion.
There are some
simple things that can be
said about the place within a biblical book where we find a statement, and its relationship to other parts of the book and to the rest of the Bible.
The Spirit filled believer is calm, assured, knows the right
things to
say, and can get under the skin of anyone because of
simple truth.
It seems like a
simple thing to
say, but not in the case of Crossan.
I would strike up a conversation, then
say «you don't know me but I'm a Christian and God is going to share with me about your life» I don't mean
simple things like «you have the flu» or «Headaches», but deep, personal
things that others couldn't know or even guess.
«I thank thee, Father,» he is recorded to have
said, in one of the very few echoes of his personal prayers that have come through into the gospels — «I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these
things from the learned and wise, and revealing them to the
simple.»
Read some of these comments — people
say some really offensive
things that are NOt
simple criticism.
I don't care if a stranger thinks ai have a
simple mind, I just won't waste money on anyone who
says things that are senseless to me.
It is very very
simple: if we
say one
thing but do another, proclaim one
thing but practice another, promise one
thing but legislate another... then we are lying.