Quotes About Clarity

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.

If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that its quite conscious.

The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them.

Most people, of course, spend their lives caring about the wrong things. The worry about South Africa or Nicaragua. They spend so much time finding themselves that they lose their taxicabs. They don't see that what kind of napkin you get at a delicatessen is a matter of much significance in the world today. That's why they don't get linen

Yes, that's what I meant to say. If this seems a bit circular to you, well, it is, but it has deep meaning.

In a time of famine typified by too many words with too much noise in them, we could use fewer words with more silence in them. This is a difficult concept to grasp, but you know it when you hear it. Some of the most effective language in the world leads you up to the brink of silence and leaves you there, with the soft surf of the unsayable lapping at your feet.

Simplest explanation usually the right one

Neatness is the hobogoblin of little minds

You know, sometimes when you're too close to someone, it's hard to see who they really are.

sometimes fuck is the only word that will do,

For the first time in my life, I was alone. And for the first time in my life, I knew what the hell I was doing.

When they'd first met in their twenties, he'd seemed like such a fascinating mystery. Unfortunately, it hadn't taken long to solve it.

Oh dear. I don't think I'm explaining this very well. I wish I could remember what Mother said when she told me—it made sense then." Light dawned. "You mean—the visitor? The little man who sweeps you out?" "What?" Shyly Norah told Flo what Aunt Florence had said. "No wonder you didn't understand! What a stupid way to tell you.

Beginning to write, you discover what you have to write about.

What I'm looking for is a blessing that's not in disguise.

Selbstverstaendlich tat ich es auch nicht.

creating more space for stillness in order to reflect on important decisions.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

Every scientist should, after all, regard it as his duty to tell the public, in a generally intelligible way, about what he is doing

Every danger loses some of its terror once its causes are understood.

Mijn kindertijd was bijna voorbij. Het is erg jammer dat we pas als we volwassen worden de bekoring van deze tijd beginnen te begrijpen. Als kind was alles zo anders. We bekeken de wereld met klare en zuivere ogen, alles leek zoveel stralender.

Silly boys. Did you think we were making a silent movie?

If I tell you will you go?" "What? I don't get. What do you mean?" "I love you, Kotohiki. I've loved you for a real long time.

Si puedes ver las cosas con tus propios ojos, no hay necesidad de que pongas la oreja para averiguar lo que dicen los demás