Quotes About Conciseness

The fewer the words the better the prayer.

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

The cat language is very complex," Shawn said. "If a cat had written the Harry Potter books, he could have gotten through the whole thing in fifteen pages, tops. And he would still have found the space to mention

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief.

A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

Say what you want without saying it yourself: quote. Very useful, this, sometimes lovely, and versatile, too: big thoughts in small pieces, neatly wrapped and bundled in bulk, in different flavors for different tastes.

Short words are best and the old words when short are best of all.

Broadly speaking, short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.

We live longer but less precisely and in shorter sentences.

Brevity is the soul of command.

Some copywriters write tricky headlines – double meanings, puns and other obscurities. This is counter-productive. In the average newspaper your headline has to compete with 350 others. Readers travel fast through this jungle. Your headline should telegraph what you want to say.

Sometimes reducing a problem to one short sentence can be enough to bring about insight on its own.

want to cut to the absolute bone.

Simplicity is efficient.

Screenwriting is made of brevity.

Future strong strives for simplicity for all:Least amount of individual effort, energy and time to create maximum impact by each person.

Tell them what you do, and if they want to know more, they'll ask.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Brevity of code Featurefulness Speed of execution Time spent coding Robustness Flexibility

The greatest understanding of a thing is when you can't reduce it any further

The greatest understanding of a thing is when you can't reduce it any further.

I know some people like to get up and pontificate about everything they did in the past and have a lot of long stories about that. But I'm not one of those kind of guys.

When I've had a talk with someone, I like them to leave unconfused. No need for contention.

I cut to the point. I don't mealy-mouth around about it.