Words play an enormous part in our lives and are therefore deserving of the closest study.
Speech is the mother, not the handmaid, of thought.
Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.
Without good grammar, the United States would have lost World War II.
What I will learn over the years will be of benefit and interest to me personally but, as far as the program is concerned, I'm the mouthpiece of the viewers as well.
I try to be in the office as much as possible to get the full experience working with volunteers, making phone calls, putting out signs - things that the communications director probably normally wouldn't do.
I mean what had always been attractive to me about the State Department spokesperson role is that it's traditionally been a very substantive position.
While language can surely be used for communication (as can much else), communication probably has no special role in its design or evolution.
It's important to realize that words shape our beliefs and impact our actions.
Anyone who thinks that you become a journalist or broadcaster in order to be a wallflower needs to think again.
