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Learning builds daily accumulation, but the prictice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.

Lao tzu

Having several governors from each of our different partners united in a single trust will greatly simplify and speed up the decision-making process. As a result, the school will be more responsive to any new opportunities. We are all ready to put this to public consultation as soon as the bill gets the green light.

John Atkinson

Junk is the ultimate merchandise. The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to the product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise, he degrades and simplifies the client.

William S. Burroughs

The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

Henry David Thoreau

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

Henry David Thoreau

Our actions today reflect our commitment to simplify operations and the concentrate in areas where we have the strongest competitive positions. They put us in a much better position to execute and drive consistent and sustainable growth.

Gary Rodkin

We believe consumers' growing familiarity and confidence with online shopping, coupled with a dramatic increase in broadband penetration and continuing efforts by retailers to simplify the shopping process across channels, will translate to substantial gains for online merchants again this year.

Dan Hess

In several areas, we were facing either a pretty dramatic commitment to going in and examining audit logs that are generated by the operating systems, or applying tools to the task and simplifying the task.

David Spannare

This milestone will help the industry see new products based on Certified Wireless USB in the price range needed for broad consumer adoption to occur. We're happy to see our members simplifying and accelerating the design-in process for manufacturers.

Jeff Ravencraft

CA's acquisition of Wily Technology will further help our customers unify and simplify their increasingly complex IT environments. CA is now the only company to provide a complete, 360-degree view into the enterprise IT environment — from end-to-end application service levels to individual infrastructure assets.

Al Nugent

It has been extremely difficult working with the developers in that area; the idea is to simplify the process.

Terry Clark

The language with most initiatives can be very confusing, and these are not easy issues to simplify.

Steve Kinney

As you become global, you need to simplify things as much as possible, because you're getting spread out, literally, from a core where you have really dedicated knowledge among a small number of people. In almost every facet of our manufacturing process, this kind of revolutionary thinking is going on.

Gary Convis

We provide enterprises with the highest degree of customizability and control in the administration of e-mail policy management. At the same time, we've integrated a set of automated functions around quarantines and accounts that simplify policy management.

Scott Petry

These financing tools simplify the online shopping and financing experience.

Kelly Mankin

This year, we went back to simplifying everything and we stuck with one basic strategy.

Anthony Ferrer

There are compelling advantages to combining these operations. It allows us to leverage the strengths of each business, while simplifying our structure.

Gary Rodkin

Randy made a major commitment to this community and has a business that's really unique here. We simplify complex business issues. We work with our clients to tailor everything involved with their image.

Nick Farbacher

We're going to simplify a lot of the things that we do because we are young, we're going to try to get as good as we can in a few things and not try to be mediocre in a lot of things. I think if we can do that, we'll have some success.

Sam Mitchell

We think it will help stimulate revenue through the reduction of churn and extend the life-cycle of the customer relationship with the carrier. It also reduces cost and adds transparency. It is really about simplifying the relationship between carrier and customer. As more and more of these services get teed up, there's more and more going on in the back office.

David Meredith

(People) just have too much stuff. It was amazing to see people's belongings sitting on the street ... It made me want to simplify the things I own and the life I lead.

Crosby Davidson

HP is simplifying the path for customers who are eager to add mobility to their lives but wary of the complexity and technical challenges.

Ted Clark

I think it will simplify things eventually, but right now it's a little confusing. They're still getting used to it.

Jeff Curtis

What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.

William Albert Allard

Next generations are more willing to look at technologies. In the climate we're in, we have to look at all the efficiencies, like simplifying ordering and targeted marketing.

Ryan Coonerty

Craps is very visual, but it's complicated. It's about how you simplify it without bastardizing it.

Jonathan Webb

It is going to help us reduce the paperwork. By simplifying the paperwork, that will allow us to move the petitions and applications through much faster.

Bill Strassberger

The closer we can get to one rate, the easier it is to administer and the less likelihood mistakes are made. We're very much in favor of simplifying it with one rate.

Jim Olsen

By consolidating and simplifying our data warehousing platforms, we believe that considerable cost savings and operating efficiencies can be achieved across the company. With both operational and customer data stored in one central repository, the business can easily manage, access and analyze information for faster decision-making and improved customer service.

Gary Carter

We need to talk more about streamlining and simplifying and putting more resources into key areas of foreign affairs.

James Huang

We tried to simplify things, throw a lot more pucks at the net. We knew that we weren't going to score by shooting less.

Ted Donato

What we really tried to do is just simplify everything, both in the field club area and on the promenade level, improve circulation around the promenade level but also give people more of an opportunity to take advantage of taking in the views outside and inside the park.

Staci Slaughter

I like to say that I provide pain relief to people whose lives are cluttered with too much stuff. Getting your office organized can give you peace, serenity and can really simplify your life.

Patty Wolf

Women want to simplify what they perceive to be an unnecessarily complex shopping process. Above all, they long for a stress-free experience and want to feel that their business is appreciated.

Beth Zimmerman

If the purpose was to simplify the process, why are we throwing up obstacles? ... Where I'm hearing this going is that we're making it harder ... for an overlay than for a conservation district.

Angela Hunt

The waste problem to simplify this: If you make nuclear power, you get more power for the present but you have radioactive waste forever.

Diane D'arrigo

We're taking the next step in simplifying customer storage. For example, customers could use one device for e-mail and for storing files.

Claude Lorenson

The hi-tech keyboard makes it easier for even non-English speaking people and those who can't type to communicate with others effortlessly. It is meant to bridge the digital divide by simplifying the use of IT.

Ajay Gupta

I jumped off the wheel of fortune because I wanted to simplify things. Now I've fulfilled my obligations to myself by making my new record. I'd like it to sell millions of copies, but my self - worth is not based on chart positions.

Roland Gift

The Government's only shot at convictions is to simplify this case.

Robert Mintz

You first have to remember these businesses are about simplifying the preparation of meals. Some places have taken that simplification all the way down to the prices, so the customer knows going in exactly how much they will spend. Others take the approach that certain things cost more to prepare, thus they charge more for them.

Bert Vermeulen

Simplify with just a couple of flowers. You don't have to do a whole big arrangement.

Jean Thompson

With more than half (52%) of study participants indicating that online account management services were very or extremely important when selecting a new credit card, credit card companies are placing greater emphasis on the online experience. Those that can simplify the card application process and provide real value online will ultimately impact consumer choice.

Bonny Brown

We have more than 8,000 booths, representing 3,700 companies selling merchandise in all price points and categories. By providing our attendees with a powerful and easy-to-use searchable exhibitor directory, we are empowering them to get the most out of the show by simplifying the entire search process and streamlining their actual show experience.

Howard Friedman

We played our defense better and we tried to simplify our offense and get the ball into our top players.

Tom Neises

We went into [the opener] feeling both would play, and we'll go into this game probably with the same plan. The only thing we'll do on offense is just maybe try to simplify things a little bit and allow those guys to have success without thinking so much.

Dave Clawson

The increased scale and complexity of our customers' business challenges require that they look for ways to simplify the system-integration requirements of process-management initiatives.

Greg Carter

As our customers become increasingly dependent on technology, they need to maintain the integrity of their computing environments in the face of staff reductions and increased security threats. CA Desktop and Server Management fulfills this need by delivering a powerful and complete solution for simplifying desktop and server management.

Jacob Lamm

Craps is very visual, but it's complicated, ... It's about how you simplify it without bastardizing it.

Jack Webb

I really went out of my way to simplify the collection and offer many, many different pieces so that a woman would have the option of putting together as much as she would like or not.

Geoffrey Beene

The power of the brand name to consumers is a shortcut -- it provides a way to simplify things.

Kevin Keller

I think he's got to go the net. Put his stick on the ice, go to the net, get some garbage goals, simplify it.

Greg Puhalski

As I read the indictment, ... I really wonder whether this is not the time for the government to simplify the burden on the jury by abandoning some of these counts.

Leonard Sand

I'll be voting for it. It seems like it will just simplify the system and be less of a hassle for the kids and for the schools as far as keeping track of lunches.

Dennis Cohoon

We are breaking the IOS functions into separate units so that a software upgrade or patch can be added without shutting down the entire switch. Simplifying the software certification and deployment processes is a big benefit for our customers.

John Yen

The direction should be to simplify the access device.

Kiran Karnik

We're always looking for ways to make it more fan-friendly. We think the autograph zone is going to be a big hit with fans and simplify things for the players.

Tom Maletis

Our government customers are increasingly challenged to find ways to provide access to information while also keeping it protected. Our secure switches simplify how users access information without compromising network security.

Dave Perry

Visa prepaid cards continue to gain in popularity as cardholders demand more choice and flexibility in how they pay and want to be paid. By providing a more convenient and secure way to pay, Visa prepaid cards will help simplify one critical aspect of the U.S. Olympic Team's journey, so they can focus on what's most important.

Susanne Lyons

We need players to know exactly what we're doing, so we need to simplify some things. It's good to have some time to be introspective, take a look at things and see where we go from here.

Dick Tomey

Many organizations today have multi-platform environments that are complex to manage. Together, Microsoft and Quest simplify IT by offering a broad solution that helps to manage Windows and non-Windows environments.

David Waugh

[Complexity of products] is a fair concern and it is one that the industry takes seriously. At one end we are looking at products that do multiple things [in response to consumer demand] and at the same time we are trying to simplify them and allow for ease of connectivity and access.

Jeff Joseph

FIS provides a host of services designed to help our clients manage their businesses. One way we can do that is to help them navigate the ever-increasing challenges of regulatory compliance. The introduction of our new source code escrow service will help simplify their ability to meet vendor management oversight responsibilities.

Lenny Smith

Developing point-of-care tests to direct sleeping sickness treatment will greatly simplify patient care, allowing for early case detection, simpler and safer treatment, and higher rates of cure that will improve disease management and could lead to the elimination of the disease as a public health problem.

Thomas Brewer

The goal of simplifying the nationality rule is to diminish the costs and thereby make the competition accessible to more challengers.

Michel Bonnefous

By eliminating our tracking stocks, we will build on our cash position and simplify our corporate structure, benefiting the investment community.

John Sidgmore

Planning a wedding is no small task. By simplifying stamp buying, couples can mark off one item on their check list.

Delores Killette

We are not satisfied with the current situation, and regard it as abnormal when the Czech authorities refuse to simplify the visa regime for Russians.

Sergei Prikhodko

The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or maybe that - you have just one large statement; It is this.

Chinua Achebe

Simplifying the complaint form, putting it online and making it available at multiple places has helped develop an understanding that concerns need to be addressed.

Neal Hoss