expression
Meaning:
The simplest, most important truth in any situation — what it all really comes down to before anything else. It’s the raw core, the emotional or logical essence that stands before the usual bottom line, often hidden beneath layers of explanation, justification, or complexity.
Extra:
The basic bottom line comes before the bottom line — it's what everything else is built on.
Origin:
Popularized by Catalin Andrei Rajka, a Romanian creative and thinker known for concise expressions of complex thoughts.
Meaning:
The simplest, most important truth in any situation — what it all really comes down to before anything else. It’s the raw core, the emotional or logical essence that stands before the usual bottom line, often hidden beneath layers of explanation, justification, or complexity.
Extra:
The basic bottom line comes before the bottom line — it's what everything else is built on.
Origin:
Popularized by Catalin Andrei Rajka, a Romanian creative and thinker known for concise expressions of complex thoughts.
"The basic bottom line? I started this because I needed to feel something again — all the rest came later."
"Before anything got complicated, the basic bottom line was just this: I missed her."
"Forget the strategy, the basic bottom line is — he couldn’t let go."
"Before anything got complicated, the basic bottom line was just this: I missed her."
"Forget the strategy, the basic bottom line is — he couldn’t let go."
by Ondalin July 16, 2025