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Quotes about Conciseness

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.
- Dr. Seuss
It has often been said there's so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your head. So the writer who breeds more words than he needs is making a chore for the reader who reads. That's why my belief is the briefer the brief is, the greater the sigh of the reader's relief is. And that's why your books have such power and strength. You publish with shorth! (Shorth is better than length.)
- Dr. Seuss
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.
- Anonymous
The written word Should be clean as bone, Clear as light, Firm as stone. Two words are not As good as one. I
- Madeleine L'Engle
In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness. ( On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers )
- Samuel Johnson
We both felt that the chief virtue of an interpreter consists in clarity combined with brevity.
- John Calvin
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Albert Einstein
Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friends
- John Lennon
Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.
- George W. Bush
What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.
- Mark Twain
It's the stuff you leave out that matters. So constantly look for things to remove, simplify, and streamline. Be a curator. Stick to what's truly essential.
- Jason Fried
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
- Albert Einstein