“To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.”

Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.

It’s far more important to adorn your home with the things you love than to keep it so bare it lacks anything that brings you joy.

No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.

Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.

To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.

Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.

The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.

In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.

Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.

If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.

As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.

The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.

Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don’t care if they lose it; they’ll just make another one.

Problems are chances for us to do our best.

In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.

Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.

I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

I will do my best to reduce the price of oil to expand the life span of oil at least for two decades or three decades.

I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.