“Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.”
William Penn
“I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.”
Oscar Wilde
“Each person creates the life they live by choosing the words they speak.”
Thomas J. Powell
“So long as they don't get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased me.”
Albert Einstein
“His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.”
Bible
“Word is getting around about wind. Up and down the Great Plains are states like Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, where there's no special incentives or mandates. But hundreds of megawatts of wind are being developed there because it pays.”
Randall Swisher
“The communiqué speaks for itself, ... in plain English.”
John Snow