Quotes About Clarity

A good theoretical account must explain all of the evidence that we see. If it doesn't work everywhere, we have no idea what we are talking about, and all is chaos.

I think that writers are best served by sticking to their writing. Not having loads of theories about the best way to position the writing. I think that if the writing is good and the point of view is strong, the writing is going to take care of itself.

I'm a big fan of simplicity, especially with songs and I try not to make them complicated. I just make them simple and let people absorb that message themselves. That's my theory.

I'm a big fan of outlining. Here's the theory: If I outline, then I can see the mistakes I'm liable to make. They come out more clearly in the outline than they do in the pages.

I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better.

I have a theory that when you're lost on the path, go back to the beginning and try the maze again.

A good theory explains a lot but postulates little.

I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me.

Even though I didn't continue with my therapy, I went to church and received counseling from my pastor and got straight spiritually. I was able to turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work.

Not to sound corny, but intelligence is big. Everything fades, and everything can be modified. But intelligence is something you can't fake. I'm not even talking about whether you can read a thesaurus backwards. But there is a beauty in common sense.

They say eyes clear with age.

I like to see the difference between good and evil as kind of like the foul line at a baseball game. It's very thin, it's made of something very flimsy like lime, and if you cross it, it really starts to blur where fair becomes foul and foul becomes fair.

To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

Smart people focus on the right things.

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do.

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.

The best things happen when you're not overthinking it.

So many bad things happen in this world because people don't know how to express things.