Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not.
Vice-President Ford, possibly preparing for higher duties, assessed Kissinger's part in the Syrian-Israeli troop disengagement as "the great diplomat… - Edwin Newman
Vice-President Ford, possibly preparing for higher duties, assessed Kissinger's part in the Syrian-Israeli troop disengagement as "the great diplomat…
- Edwin Newman
We live in a big and marvelously varied world. Television ought to reflect that. - Edwin Newman
We live in a big and marvelously varied world. Television ought to reflect that.
Language is in decline. Not only has eloquence departed but simple, direct speech as well, though pomposity and banality have not. - Edwin Newman
In Washington, as we learned from the White House transcripts, a president may speak of kicking butts, call a problem a can of worms, decide not to b… - Edwin Newman
In Washington, as we learned from the White House transcripts, a president may speak of kicking butts, call a problem a can of worms, decide not to b…
William F. Buckley, Jr. does not so much speak as exhale, but he exhales polysyllabically, and the results are remarkable. - Edwin Newman
William F. Buckley, Jr. does not so much speak as exhale, but he exhales polysyllabically, and the results are remarkable.
In a decade, America's mighty rivers will have reached the boiling point. - Edwin Newman
In a decade, America's mighty rivers will have reached the boiling point.
To harness the power of television for the education of our nation's children, everyone must get involved - television programmers, government leader… - Edwin Newman
To harness the power of television for the education of our nation's children, everyone must get involved - television programmers, government leader…
Will America be the death of English? I'm glad I asked me that. My well-thought-out mature judgment is that it will. - Edwin Newman
Will America be the death of English? I'm glad I asked me that. My well-thought-out mature judgment is that it will.
Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of use… - Edwin Newman
Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of use…
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