Victor Hugo Quotes

Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.

Decisiveness is the best way to get things done.

When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.

It's never the plan to be tentative.

I'm very direct, I don't believe in wasting time, in wasting words.

You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

When I decide to do something, I do it.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it - no matter what.

I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about.

You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.

Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as possible and still getting across to the reader. When information is delivered in that way, it is very satisfying to me.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.

Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.

I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.