Margaret Chase Smith Quotes

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

The words of truth are simple.

More matter with less art.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

You can't say you want things to be simple and then in the next breath ask me to be honest.

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

I don't want to be mysterious.

When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview.

I do everything in a straightforward manner.

Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth.

Less is almost always better than more. Short words, short sentences, short speeches.

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it

I feel like when you just say what the truth is, you can't really comment more than that.

Simple is the speech of truth.

I'm trying to speak--to write-the truth. I"m trying to be clear. I'm not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

Say exactly what you mean. Enough said.

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.

The expression of truth is simplicity.

I don't like to act in my personal life. I like to be straightforward.

My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way.

I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.