Emil Cioran Quotes

People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'

Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

I love language, and I love the failure of language.

We find few disputes, that are not founded on some ambiguity in the expression [thereof].

Words are slippery and thoughts are vicious.

In my own personal career, I have felt almost the most difficult thing to deal with is someone who doesn't tell you what they are thinking.

The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.

Language is a finding place, not a hiding place.

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

I still understand a few words in life, but I no longer think they make a sentence.

Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

Things aren't always clear at the beginning of a relationship. Be up-front. Don't play on her confusion or vulnerability. Women want and appreciate clarity.

I'm a huge believer in clarity.

If somebody writes clearly, you can pretty much tell immediately if something is shallow or deep, whereas if they write with all this duckweed on the surface, you can't tell if the stream is one inch deep or a hundred fathoms.

The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.

Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy?