Public Quotes

I'm totally grateful for the fans my family has and I have; they gave me a lot of support when I was in treatment. But it was just odd, you know? It's stressful. Just the whole fact of being someone in the public eye.

I am disappointed that my 25 years in public life have apparently not earned me the benefit of the doubt, but I understand that Senator Mitchell's report has raised many serious questions. I plan to publicly answer all of those questions at the appropriate time in the appropriate way. I only ask that in the meantime people not rush to judgment.

If you have got the public in the palm of your hand, you can be sure that is where they want to be.

The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.

How could these people in the public eye not be afraid of me, but my whole town was?

Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.

I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan's record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas.

Business leaders shape public opinion.

I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and the press should know.

I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a half-million dollars for a half day's programming.

Once you start to provide public services that have to be run under public rules, for example child protection, then it has to go with public law. Institutions have to make a decision whether they want to do that or they don't want to do that.

Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gather information that does not necessarily lead to people being prosecuted and in many cases needs to remain confidential.

There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished.

Try being my size and going into a public restroom.

It is impossible to have a public trial if you can't guarantee the safety of witnesses, judges or defense counsel.

What's even more unsettling is the way these people hide what they're doing from the public. They strip the labels off miracle wheat when they ship it, for instance, and say, 'Watch out. Don't plant too much and don't depend on it too much.'

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.

The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.

I mean, I think about it, but I don't design my record to get a certain public response.

The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.

The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse - a gruesome reality literally took place in front of a global public.

A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.

Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away.

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions.

We will continue to do all we can to protect the public health against these dietary supplements that have been found to cause serious illness and injury.