Quotes About Public

Our politicians are more fearful of the politics of terrorism—of the charge that they do not take terrorism seriously—than they are of the crime itself.

All he had was a concept, which could not be copyrighted. Ideas are in the public domain.

It is said that the portions of the journal covering the years 1832-61 were preserved by an order from King Edward VII and that they were typed from the originals. Beatrice is said not to have been aware of this act. If this is true, these copied portions have not been released to the public.

The whole universe was eyes. It's like a million people are waiting hours just for me and I finally come out onto a balcony and everybody is staring up because I don't have any clothes on. My butt felt like the Hindenberg and there was this elephant trunk hanging down in front of me. I was afraid to look down at it.

I didn't really want to patent it because, for one, I don't like software patents, and, two, if you patent it, you make it public. Even if you don't know someone's infringing, they will still be getting the benefit. Instead, we just chose to keep it a trade secret and not show it to anyone.

I think it's a hesitant book and at the same time bold. A text both private and public. On the one hand it springs from my other books. The themes, ultimately, are unchanged: identity, alienation, belonging. But the wrapping, the contents, the body and soul are transfigured.

I like taking the subway to work.

My job is for the people. It's for the public. It's for their consumption. So I've done a lot in that way, and I see that the hard work has finally paid off.

The IMPP work was already very important. The recent AOL action might reinforce public perception that a standard is needed, but I think the public already realized this.

I think that when you are famous, it can work against you, people have preconceptions about your image.

I love the idea of bringing my work to the general public, not just people who go to gallery openings.

I'm used to politicians being angry with me, you know, because I don't work for them. I work for my viewers.

When I go to work and when I'm in the public eye, I take much better care of myself. Because when I'm not working, I do indulge more.

There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.

You have to love that government, but hate the government that might work in your interest and that you could control. That's an interesting propaganda task, but it's been carried out very well.

We're not going to end the Medicaid. We're going to give the governors more control and leeway to bring innovative reforms to make Medicaid work.

Public commentary absolutely influences my work.

You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.

'All Our Yesterdays' was unquestionably the best work I have ever done. And the reading public stayed away in droves.

I take the subway to work. I love mass transportation.

I wanted my work to be seen for free in a public space, I want to be up there with Pollock and de Kooning, one of the big boys.

The fact that - I mean, these are things to be talked about. You can't do anything without educating the public, right? And that's a slow work.

It is vital that our work be grounded in the evidence and thus accepted by the public.

It is doubtful that the government knows much more than the public does about how government [Economic] policies will work.