Art Alexakis Quotes

The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity, at the same time having regard to appropriateness and harmony of expression. Its greater excellencies are directness, accuracy, appropriateness and perspicuity.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

I say what I need to, not a whole lot more.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Be brief. Above all things be brief.

Whatever you want to teach, be brief.

I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.

You can say a lot in a little time, if you stick to words of one syllable.

The simpler you say it, the more eloquent it is.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

Brevity: To say at once whatever is to be said.

Why do we embroider everything we say with special emphasis when all we really need to do is simply say what needs to he said? Of course the fact is that there is very little that needs to be said.

For effective communication, use brevity. Jesus said, 'Follow me.' Now that's brief! He could be brief because of all that he was that he didn't have to say.

My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way.

I'm short and to the point.

I'm tired of wasting letters when punctuation will do, period.

No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

I'd rather have a part where you walk into a room and you leave. That's perfect for me.

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

Why need I volumes, if one word suffice?

In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.

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