“Before digital and mobile communications effectively tethered us to an...” — Meghan Daum Quote

“Before digital and mobile communications effectively tethered us to an invisible, infinite 'wire,' even those with the most hectic schedules were usually willing to answer the phone if they happened to be home when it rang.”

“It may take a village to raise a child, but not every villager needs to be a mom or dad. Some of us just need to be who we are.”

“Old-fashioned girl that I am, I still have a landline, though it rarely rings - and when it does, especially without warning, there's rarely anything good on the other end.”

“I'm in the communications business.”

“For security you need more soldiers, you need more policemen, you need more vehicles, you need more planes, you need more guns, you need more communications.”

“In congressional offices, you don't have the ability to hire enough people to have a dedicated speechwriter. So mine is my communications director, who gets input from other folks on the team as well. That's kind of the nature of these offices - we don't have huge staffs, so everyone has to do a little bit of everything.”