Quotes About Public

Europe is in an economic crisis. Germany is the wealthiest country in Europe and it benefits the most from Europe. However, the German public doesn't want to pay for what they see as Greek indolence and corruption.

Their job as leader was not to solve the problem – the president really has little control over the economy – but to convince the public not only that he has a plan but that he is altogether confident in the plan's success and that only a cynic or someone in different to the public's well-being would dare to question him on the details.

The problem was that the American media and public could never distinguish between the lie and the truth.

George met me at the foot of the stairs. What are you planning? I asked as we turned towards the grand ballroom. Just a small demonstration for the public good, he said. I'm so sorry. You're apologizing in advance. Yes. Never a good sign.

She sighed. "Come on, then, wife. Put on a happy face." "Ugh." She reached over and slid her fingers into the crook of his elbow. "Good God, control yourself, woman. We're in public. At least wait until we're in the bedroom." "Your corpse will grow lovely goldenseal." He laughed again and walked her down to the smithy.

Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Nothing is required for this enlightenment except freedom; and the freedom in question is the least harmful of all, namely, the freedom to use with and publicly in all matters.

The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are by many regarded as grounds of exemption from the examination of this tribunal. But, if they on they are exempted, they become the subjects of just suspicion, and cannot lay claim to sincere respect, which reason accords only to that which has stood the test of a free and public examination.]

The public use of one's reason must always be free, and it alone can bring about enlightenment among men.

For morality, with regard to its principles of public right (hence in relation to a political code which can be known a priori), has the peculiar feature that the less it makes its conduct depend upon the end it envisages (whether this be a physical or moral advantage), the more it will in general harmonise with this end.

Urlò anche il pubblico, d'un entusiasmo non sappiamo quanto sincero, evocando alla ribalta l'autore, che non si presentò. Si chiamava Ugo Foscolo, e aveva diciannove anni.

politicians aren't concerned with justice being done, they're concerned with justice seeming to be done as a result of their keen-eyed vigilance.

éclat. Sadie had éclat; or so the public thought, though personally

It's amazing how seedy scumbags (the press) can write shite, and demented retards (the public) suddenly go up in arms and then opportunistic slime (the politicians) jump right on the bandwagon. Such is British life. So now there is to be a 'comprehensive review of the facility'.

It is a mistake," he said, "to suppose that the public wants the environment protected or their lives saved and that they will be grateful to any idealist who will fight for such ends. What the public wants is their own individual comfort.

When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion—the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, probably right.

Unfortunately, an uninformed public tends to confuse scholarship with magicianry, and love life seems to be that factor which requires the largest quantity of magical tinkering.

Century or another. Usually, the dangerous beliefs are those which concentrate particularly in the ruling classes of an era; the classes that have most contact with us and, at the same time, carry the important weight of what is called public opinion." Finge paused as though he expected Harlan to offer some comment or ask some question. Harlan did neither. Finge continued. "Ever since the Reality Change 433–486, Serial Number

Es un error —comenzó— suponer que la opinión pública quiere que se proteja el medioambiente o que les salven la vida y que, por tanto, se mostrarían muy agradecidos ante cualquier idealista que luche por conseguir esos objetivos. Lo que el público quiere es bienestar individual.

Any accident involving a robot-driven car would set off another antirobot riot.

Young man, my powers, on paper, are enormous, but I can only succeed when the public is willing to let me. Let me give you a lesson in practical politics.

Legalistically, you may appeal to the Emperor, but would get no hearing. The Emperor today is not the Emperor of an Entun dynasty, you know. Trantor, I am afraid, is in the hands of the aristocratic families, members of which compose the Commission of Public Safety. This is a development which is well predicted by psychohistory.

A public official must understand from his first day in office that any show of initiative will signal the end of his career because he isn't there to be meritorious but to reach his level of incompetence with dignity.

El funcionario público debe comprender desde su primer día en la oficina que cualquier amago de iniciativa será el fin de su carrera, porque no está allí para hacer mérito, sino para alcanzar dignamente su nivel de incompetencia.

En privado los chilenos tenemos la risa pronta y el chiste fácil, pero en público somos un pueblo de tontos graves paralizados por el temor de hacer el ridículo