Quotes About Public

Public men are often alarmed into gratitude, seldom shamed into it.

having learned a long time ago that the best way to handle unwanted men in public is to ignore them completely.

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

During a campaign the air is full of speeches - and vice versa.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!

For this thing was not done in a corner.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.

He addressed a large crowd and was warmly applauded.

The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design which had won a public competition never get built but his practice suffered financially for some years.

Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time.

But then, he thought, most politicians are small and shabby, the sort of people who have been bullied at school. That's why they become politicians.

There are some people who argue that we are too sensitive these days, that because we're so afraid of causing offence, we no longer engage in any serious sort of argument at all. But that's how it is. It's why political chat-shows on television have become so very boring. There are narrow lines between which all public conversations have to take place and even a single poorly chosen word can bring all sorts of trouble down on

There are some people who argue that we are too sensitive these days, that because we're so afraid of causing offence, we no longer engage in any serious sort of argument at all. But that's how it is. It's why political chat-shows on television have become so very boring. There are narrow lines between which all public conversations have to take place and even a single poorly chosen word can bring all sorts of trouble down on your head.

thought for a moment. A very public threat from a well-known feminist writer. A mysterious message in green paint. An incredibly expensive bottle of wine.

The Obama administration has provided almost no public information about the NSA's compliance record.

If I buy a car, I use the car, you don't, and the market for cars works pretty well. But there are many other sorts of goods, often very important goods, which are not provided well through the market. Often, these go under the heading of public goods.

Our Constitution provides the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and it also enjoins upon citizens the duty to safeguard public property and to abjure violence.

Astrobiology is a great point of contact for science outreach. The public is naturally interested in extra-terrestrial life. Astrobiology provides an accessible point of access that leads to deeper questions.

We'll have a public power authority, which will also have the ability to build power or finance power. And more importantly, we'll have more power than our economy provides. All of that will give us leverage we don't have today.

There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.

Across our country, social enterprise partnerships between the public and private sectors are providing millions of Americans - young and old - a second chance.

Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

Cricketers and Bollywood stars are attracted to each other because they are both well-known in their fields, and the constant pressure of proving oneself doesn't exist.