“The American creed is expressed with inspired concision in the words of the Declaration of Independence.”

“As ringtones become part of our environment, they could push pop music toward new levels of concision, repetition, and catchiness.”

“The gift of her language, therefore, is not one of exfoliation, but of continual scission and concision.”

“In this century, political speechmaking has tended to favor simplicity and conciseness, rendering Ciceronian floweriness less interesting.”

“For the first time, they had to produce writing for the public, which is a difficult skill requiring conciseness and clarity.”

“Slowly, the cat began to drift out of conciseness, not bothering to fight it.”

“I have argued this for months, but rarely with such concisions.”