Say As Little As Necessary

“The more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem more original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike.” -Robert Greene

“I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.” -Publilius Syrus

“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.” -Lao Tzu

“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.” -Pythagoras

“It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.” -Ernest Hemingway

“It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.” -Miles Davis

The goal in writing or speaking or any form of communication, is to say as little as necessary to get your point across.

“Yes” and “No” are complete sentences.