Similar approaches to life
"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."
Steve Jobs - BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998
"Simple is good."
Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
"When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can oftentimes arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there. We believe that customers are smart, and want objects which are well thought through"
Steve Jobs - Newsweek Oct 2006
"Here's some simple advice. Always be yourself. Never take yourself too seriously. And beware of advice from experts."
Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
(In 2004) The doctors told me that this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable and that I should expect to live no more than 3 to 6 months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to and tell your kids everything you thought you thought you had the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months.
Steve Jobs - Stanford Commencement Address, 2005
"Many of the things I've done in my life have basically been self-taught. I learned as I tackled each problem. … if you learn too much of what others have done you tend to take the same direction as everyone else."
Jim Henson - It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
"It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much."
Steve Jobs - BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004
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