William Safire Quotes


Took me a while to get to the point today, but that is because I did not know what the point was when I started.


Citations

Safire, William. "Essay; The Point." The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 1980.

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William Safire
William Safire
  • Born: December 17, 1929
  • Died: September 27, 2009
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Columnist, Lexicographer, Journalist, Political Speechwriter

William Lewis Safir, better known as William Safire (/ˈsæfaɪər/), was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He was a long-time syndicated political columnist for The New York Times and wrote the "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine about popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics.