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.
I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.
Eloquence is the art of saying as little as possible but making it sound as much as possible.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
I'm obsessed with proverbs because, to me, flexing is being able to say the most with the least amount of words.
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
The more important the emotion is, the fewer words required to express it: Will you go out with me? I think I like you. I care for you. I love you. Marry me. Goodbye.
I am quite convinced now... that the actual training of drawing cartoons - which is, of course, my style - led to my producing Spot. Cartoons must be very simple and have as few words as possible, and so, too, must the 'Spot' books.
I don't do too much talking. I let my feet do that for me and that's what I plan on still doing.
The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
The best instruction is that which uses the least words sufficient for the task.
