Public Quotes
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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
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A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to the general applause of wits who believe it's a joke.
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Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God.
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It gets harder and harder to make sure your public understands you're a sensitive human being, but I am sensitive. I don't like to be hurt.
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The fact is, that the public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesmanlike habits, supplies their demands.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
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When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
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The public...demands certainties...But there are no certainties.
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I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
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By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful.
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Public opinion exists only where there are no ideas.
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The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.
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A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen to be impartially dedicated to the general public interest, nor will they give trust to those high in government who violate the rule of law they ask citizens to obey at the expense of self-interest, or to those who present government as the place where one feathers his own nest, [or] exchanges favors with friends and former associates.
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The public in many countries is understandably concerned by the commitment of substantial government resources to aid the financial industry when other industries receive little or no assistance. This disparate treatment, unappealing as it is, appears unavoidable.
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What is a throne? - a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state- I alone am here the representative of the people. Even if I had done wrong you should not have reproached me in public - people wash their dirty linen at home. France has more need of me than I of France.
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You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
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Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.
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Certainly, I was typed. But what is typing? It is a trademark, a means by which the public recognizes you. Actors work all their lives to achieve that. I got mine with just one picture. It was a blessing.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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The Israeli public is frustrated with the way it is portrayed abroad.
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The Obama administration has provided almost no public information about the NSA's compliance record.
