<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A short statement can contain serious thought.... > A short statement can contain serious thought. Aphorisms, maxims, and epigrams become valuable when compression preserves the mechanism or recognition instead of reducing an idea to motivational decoration. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Thought Leadership Through Documented Practice - Workbook|Building Thought Leadership Through Documented Practice]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A short statement can contain serious thought. Aphorisms, maxims, and epigrams become valuable when compression preserves the mechanism or recognition instead of reducing an idea to motivational decoration.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-short-statement-contain-idea-motivational-decoration ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->