Public Quotes

Fahrenheit 9/11 took public domain information that should have been on the news every night and put it in a film that a lot of people went to see. But still Bush has never had to answer those charges.

My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate.

The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific.

During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed.

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.

I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.

No public man can be just a little crooked.

I hate to spoil my own prospects, but I really don't respect the kiss-and-tell approach to public life at all, not at all.

The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information.

We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.

I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.

Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands.

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?

As far as more recognition goes, I am happy with the amount of love and respect I have received from other artists and the public. Of course, I would love more, and think I deserve it.

I'm in the public eye. I know I'm not going to be treated like a normal person walking down the street.

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.

I will provide friendly and courteous service and will work closely with all departments in the county. I will abide by the Texas Information Act in providing information to the public.

I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.

The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.

I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets?

So to that extent that was a very sharp reminder a few months out from the election that we weren't performing in the eyes of the public to the level that they wanted if they were going to re-elect us. So we went out and were much more upfront on issues.

When you introduce competition into the public school system, most studies show that schools start to do better when they are competing for students.

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.

The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education, public health, and so on.

When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality, then it doubles the attention from the media.