The same was true of Macron's more public proclamation, later in the evening, as he stood onstage in front of the Louvre and spoke of the immense task that faced him, before going on to remind us that the task that faced him would be immense.
Zineb El Rhazoui insisted the team did not feel hatred towards brothers Cherif and Saïd Kouachi, who attacked the Paris office, and recognised that "the struggle is with an ideology" as she spoke of the difficult task of injured and traumatised staff pulling together the issue just three days after the attack.
Both here and at home, American officials spoke of the vast humanitarian task ahead, hoping to bolster the relationship between the nations, which is widely viewed as critical for stability in the region.
Unionist Party leader Andrew Bonar Law spoke of the "absolutely impossible task" Chamberlain had faced.
During any competition, whether it's the Olympics figure-skating championship or the Miss America pageant, when it comes time for the winners to be chosen, whoever is hosting the event always speaks of the "unenviable" task facing the judges.
The head of Australia's first royal commission into family violence, Justice Marcia Neave, has spoken of the huge task she and her team tackled over the past 13 months, including juggling extensive and sometimes contradictory evidence from more than 200 stakeholders to come up with a final list of 227 recommendations.
A spokesperson for the council told Science magazine that it "may not be an easy task", but spoke of the council's resolve.
He spoke of the wonders of taking a large task, such as verifying the phone numbers of businesses listed in a directory, and farming it out to ordinary people in their homes through the Internet.
Initially, the task force Web site spoke of the need for "the city's architecture and planning community to speak with one voice".
Ulster are captained by Lions forward Jeremy Davidson, and their coach Alan Solomons speaks ominously of the task facing his erstwhile champions in a group that includes French champions Biarritz and Welsh aristocrats Cardiff.
