Quotes from Steven D. Stark

Numerous studies have shown that online—and especially on smart phones—people no longer read linearly as they once did, nor do they read with nearly the same engagement.

The word of the age is "multitasking"—shorthand for the idea that I'm paying attention to very little while giving the impression that I'm intently following five things.

the sentence in an appellate brief that read, "In the index to this brief, the Court will find an extensive copulation of authorities on the subject.

Writing is a labor-intensive task.

3. Be careful of Web research. Be wary of what you find on the Web. After all, it was Abraham Lincoln who said, "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never know if they were genuine.

First impressions leave the strongest impressions.

Relate your facts compellingly and your argument will tend to take care of itself.

if you're writing a memo or e-mail and begin a middle paragraph, "Most important …" you've written a bad memo or e-mail.

Elvis had been a truck driver, but John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ray Davies, and Keith Richards were all art college students who tended to think of themselves as artists.

The more you turn up the heat rhetorically, the more you weaken your arguments.

Security is like liberty in that many are the crimes committed in its name.

Alex Madrigal of The Atlantic has reported that fifteen of the top twenty retailers in the Fortune 500 use Helvetica,

The only two groups left who tell stories chronologically—at least in American culture—are lawyers and six-year-olds.