Quotes About Public

Hillary's aides didn't need to wonder why her economic message wasn't breaking through. It wasn't rocket science. She hadn't told the truth to the public about her e-mails, and she was under federal investigation.

Hillary touched on the Methodist roots at the heart of her approach to private and public life. "Let us not grow weary in doing good," she said, paraphrasing Galatians 6:9, "for in due season, we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

It is a sad and tragic truth that I have never yet succeeded in underestimating the intelligence of the general public.

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.

I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen.

That test should not be about ratings. What should weigh is the knowledge that a public broadcaster delivers programmes that matter.

Prop. I. Heaven is God's house. An house of public worship is an house where God's people meet from time to time to attend on God's ordinances, and that is set apart for that and is called God's house.

But decades of research on public opinion have led to the conclusion that self-interest is a weak predictor of policy preferences.

Nothing is of more importance to the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue. Wise and good men are, in my opinion, the strength of a state: much more so than riches or arms, which, under the management of Ignorance and Wickedness, often draw on destruction, instead of providing for the safety of a people.13

The political scientist Don Kinder summarizes the findings like this: "In matters of public opinion, citizens seem to be asking themselves not 'What's in it for me?' but rather 'What's in it for my group?' "36 Political opinions function as "badges of social membership."37

The political scientist Don Kinder summarizes the findings like this: "In matters of public opinion, citizens seem to be asking themselves not 'What's in it for me?' but rather 'What's in it for my group?

If people can literally see what they want to see—given a bit of ambiguity—is it any wonder that scientific studies often fail to persuade the general public?

As soon as a new form of communication arises, people will find a way to use it to embarrass themselves. Call it Zuckerberg's Law.

Racial segregation has come back to public education with a vengeance.

I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education.

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education. I don't think it works that way, and I've been watching this for a longtime.

The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which we call - in enemy nations - 'state indoctrination.

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.

They're just kissing, Dave!" said Brian appearing beside him. "It's perfectly natural." Yeah, thought Norm. So was going to the toilet. Didn't mean you had to do it in flipping public, though, did it? "Hello, boys," said Norm's mum finally

But replacing a personal or tribal network, one which is small or local or familial or private or affiliative, with a liberal network, one which is large and global and impersonal and public and critical, changes the game.

by extending our life spans, modern medicine and public health have already added more than a decade to the upturn,

That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.' Well, that's easy to say, but the fact is, you don't change at all - other people do.

In Swindon, if you pick your nose in public, they lock you in the can.

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.