Quotes About Clarity

We need realism to deal with reality.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

When you have good writing, the rhythm of the scene is very apparent. What the scene demands is very clear.

God has a funny way of giving you the answer when you get your mind away from goofy things.

When I got somethin' to say, I'll say it.

One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.

I think the law should be comprehensible not only to those who work with it but also to those who are governed by it.

Most people don't grab the right ideas or don't know what to do with them.

I work every day until I do not have more to say. I learned from Graham Greene that a very good way is to stop work in the middle of a sentence. Then you know exactly how to continue the day after.

I have a 2-year-old son, and I know I'm dealing with a big, grand word when I can't point to the thing when I define it. Right? If he wants to know what a chair is, I can point to the chair. If he wants to know what religion is, I can't point to anything in particular. The same is true of the state.

I imagine explaining a work of art to my grandmother in five minutes, and if I can't explain it in five minutes, then it's too obtuse or esoteric.

I'm always telling my students that if they can't explain what they are doing, to their grandmothers, then they probably don't understand it themselves.

Sometimes, the things we think are so simple but not so easy to grasp are the things that work the best.

Getting a good grasp of your life and what's going on around you is so important.

I don't want to take anything to the grave. I want to die used up and emptied out. I don't want to carry around anything I don't have to. I want to travel light.

I have only white or black; I don't want the gray. Everything or nothing.

There's a gray area there that I'm satisfied is not gray.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

If you have a great idea, you should be able to communicate it as well. It's like the sound of one hand clapping. You have a great idea but aren't able to express it - well, how great was the idea?

I've got a great team around me that's doing a lot, just keeping me level-headed and clear.

In order to be a great team, you've got to have focus no matter what's going on.

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else, then it can apply to their story.

I like to meditate. It's a great way to start the day!

Writing is the best way to get your mind clear. It's also a great way to explain your past or what you hope for the future.