Alan Siegel Quotes

Legislating should be done in a manner that is understandable to the governed.

Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

I never want to confuse people or go over their heads.

If you were a public official, you had to be accountable, and you had to be reachable.

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works.

Me is a common sense man. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand too, you know.

I want to hold a series of meetings all over the country and get the facts before the American people.

Listening ... is good government.

My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

Transparency doesn't mean much if the consumer doesn't understand what they're looking at.

I want it to be easy to read. I'm not writing exotic literature.

My favourite writers are always great storytellers, like Bruce Springsteen; I adore Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he doesn't beat around the bush, and he doesn't overcomplicate things. He puts things into layman's terms and tells stories that anyone can understand.

I don't like making things too complicated when writing songs. I want to write in a very easy language that many people will understand.

I love the challenge of taking these really complicated subjects and trying to humanise them.

Throughout my first term in office, we have taken many steps to keep my commitment to make my work in Congress as transparent and accessible as possible.

It would be easier to be more mysterious, but I try to be accessible.

The short form, speed, and consistency of communication by Trump beat Clinton's nuanced, detailed, and long-form communication. Trump came across as more genuine, Clinton as less than transparent. Trump engaged directly with his community; Clinton spoke through the media in a careful and less frequent manner.

Americans are calling for a return to common sense in how we solve problems and how the people communicate with their government.

Social media is such a key organizing and communication tool, and I've made a major commitment to use it as a way to make the legislative process as transparent as possible.

We are going to make every effort to have a transparent administration.

No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition and both are necessary.

I can concede that the government has no knowledge of the people, but I believe the people know less of the government. There are useless officials, evil, if you like, but there are also good ones, and these are not able to accomplish anything because they encounter an inert mass, the population that takes little part in matters that concern them.

Simple is the speech of truth.

Uncommon things must be said in common words.

I'm trying to speak--to write-the truth. I"m trying to be clear. I'm not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.