brevity quotes

7 quotes

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I am not one who – who flamboyantly believes in throwing a lot of words around.

George H. W. Bush

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.

Blaise Pascal

Brevity is the soul of wit.

William Shakespeare

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Hosea Ballou