„Sometimes simple things are the most difficult things to achieve.“
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„Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.“
— Carl von Clausewitz, buch Vom Kriege
On War (1832), Book 1
— Kay Hooper American writer 1957
Quelle: What Dreams May Come
— Morarji Desai Former Indian Finance Minister, Freedom Fighters, Former prime minister 1896 - 1995
19th World Vegetarian Congress 1967
— Nicholas Sparks, buch The Lucky One
Elizabeth Green, Chapter 15, Beth, p. 274
Variante: Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doin them with the right people.(Elizabeth Green)
Quelle: 2000s, The Lucky One (2008)
— Paulo Coelho, buch Der Alchimist
This has sometimes been paraphrased: "The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."
Quelle: The Alchemist (1988), p. 15.
„The most difficult thing is not to want anything.“
— Bram van Velde Dutch painter 1895 - 1981
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„Simple and complicated, as most true things are.“
— David Levithan, buch Letztendlich sind wir dem Universum egal
Variante: It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.
Quelle: Every Day
„It's strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult.“
— Richard Brautigan American novelist, poet, and short story writer 1935 - 1984
— Paul Dirac theoretical physicist 1902 - 1984
As quoted in Dirac: A Scientific Biography (1990), by Helge Kragh, p. 258
Quelle: [Kragh, Helge, Dirac: A Scientific Biography, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zXm1Bso1VREC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22The+aim+of+science+is+to+make+difficult+things+understandable+in+a+simpler+way;+the+aim+of+poetry+is+to+state+simple+things+in+an+incomprehensible+way.+The+two+are+incompatible%22&source=bl&ots=OLeGFpZGCh&sig=VRga1I7FVl9UBpXi_oAq_-8u_ls&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBwLbbwdvVAhXIIMAKHZ_pCZQQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22The%20aim%20of%20science%20is%20to%20make%20difficult%20things%20understandable%20in%20a%20simpler%20way%3B%20the%20aim%20of%20poetry%20is%20to%20state%20simple%20things%20in%20an%20incomprehensible%20way.%20The%20two%20are%20incompatible%22&f=false, March 30, 1990, 258, December 6, 2017]
„People are the most difficult thing in the world to change“
— Gena Showalter American writer 1975
Quelle: Oh My Goth
„According to the proverb, the best things are the most difficult.“
— Plutarch, buch Moralia
Moralia, Of the Training of Children
„The most difficult thing to reconcile is science and religion“
— Chris Carter American television and film producer, director and writer 1956
As quoted in "A close encounter with Chris Carter" at Salon (28 April 2000) http://www.salon.com/2000/04/28/chriscarter/
Kontext: The most difficult thing to reconcile is science and religion … And so we created a
dilemma for her character that plays right into Mulder’s hands. So that cross she wears,
which was there from the pilot episode, is all-important for a character who is torn
between her rational character and her spiritual side. That is, I think, a very smart
thing to do. The show is basically a religious show. It’s about the search for God. You
know, "The truth is out there." That’s what it’s about.
„The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.“
— Paulo Coelho, buch Der Alchimist
Variante: simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them".
Quelle: The Alchemist
„The things that are most precious to us are sometimes the most secret.“
— Ally Carter American writer 1974
Quelle: Perfect Scoundrels
„The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.“
— Henry Miller, buch Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Quelle: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 28
„Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing.“
— Ellen DeGeneres American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress 1958
Quelle: Seriously... I'm Kidding
