Lidia Bastianich Quotes

Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how.

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

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.

Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

Make subtlety obvious.

I am completely attracted to the idea of simplicity, or at least removing things that seem unnecessary when trying to get an idea out there.

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

Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark; when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.

Say what you have to say in the fewest possible words.

I say what I mean. I don't speak in code. That's why I am a star and ace communicator.

Less is almost always better than more. Short words, short sentences, short speeches.

I speak as simply as possible because the issue is too great to be obscured by eloquence.

I'm a very direct person just generally. I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily. I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it and go on to the next thing.

I believe that things can be expressed very powerfully through simplicity.

I like people who tell you what they think straight away instead of going around in circles.

I like to be straightforward with whatever I'm doing, whether it's basketball, whether it's meeting someone, whatever it is.

I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.

It is by great economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.

I write as straight as I can, just as I walk as straight as I can, because that is the best way to get there.

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain way; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else.

"Simple" is a tricky word, it can mean a lot of things. To us, it just means clear. That doesn't always mean total reduction, or minimalism - sometimes, to make things clearer, you have to add a step.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

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.

The shorter and the plainer the better.

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.