Brevity Quote by Owen Feltham

“That's what sofas are for: sit down, drink a cup of tea, talk of literature. At least that's how I see it.”

— Sophie Divry

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the…

— Owen Feltham

“There is an aversion to long chunks of sentences...The dire problem is that long chunks of sentences are still the best way humans have…

— Dick Meyer

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a…

— Dan Quayle

“Speech baffled my machine. Helen made all well-formed sentences. But they were hollow and stuffed--linguistic training bras. She sorted nouns from verbs, but, disembodied,…

— Richard Powers

“But if we really want to start fathoming someone, we need to get them speaking in sentences we can't finish.”

— Brian Christian

You know if something is good because you remember the lines because it is written so well. The rhythm of the speech is spot…

— Rob James-Collier

Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.

— Denis Diderot

A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States, and his…

— Dick Cavett

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

— Sophocles

“A good speech is like a miniskirt--long enough to over all the vital parts, short enough to entice and captivate listeners.”

— Naa Shalman

I love long sentences. My big heroes of fiction writing are Henry James and Proust - people who recognise that life doesn't consist of…

— John Burnside