Sam Yagan Quotes

I work on the assumption that in the crowded mass communication field today you have to get in and get out with your message as quickly and simply as possible. You must communicate the maximum with a single glance.

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.

Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback.

I've always felt that some of my best lyrics are less than three minutes long, and it's great when you can do that - be succinct and get the message across in a simple, clear idea.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, but actually we've all got voices, and it is awfully nice to hear them and if you can understand what people are saying.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling.

I do a lot of things for effect, which is not to say I am superficial, but that I know how to put ideas across.

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.

Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.

Contractions, 'U' for 'you' and the like are wonderful to make communication brief and efficient - but we wouldn't want all our talk to be only brief and efficient. Taking pauses out of language would be like taking the net away from a tennis game. Where would all the fun go?

My kind of wanting to be funny didn't come from need, necessarily. The closest I can analyze it is that it was an easy way to make friends, I found out. It was just a great kind of social tool.

There is nothing I hate more than meeting someone who has forgotten the art of conversing.

People lie in everyday conversation to appear more likeable and competent. While men and women lie equally as often, they tend to lie for different reasons.

The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing.

I try to just communicate what I want done as clearly and simply as possible.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

If you can’t fit your argument on a bumper sticker, you’ve lost the debate.

I'm into short emails.

That's the beauty of short films; their strength lies in delivering a message creatively and simply.

Human interaction is awkward and weird, even if it happens without a microphone or camera.

Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves.

Uncommon things must be said in common words.