Quotes about Public

92 quotes about Public

I'm often amazed at the way politicians -who spend hours pouring over opinion poll results in a desperate attempt to discover what the public thinks -are certain they know precisly what God's views are on everything

Quote by Simon Hoggart about public

I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

Quote by Aaliyah about public

In this business, it is very hard to have anything for...

In this business, it is very hard to have anything for yourself, because you become a public figure. That comes with the territory.

Quote by Aaliyah about public

Your life belongs to the public, and there are certain...

Your life belongs to the public, and there are certain things you can't do anymore.

Quote by Aaliyah about public

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

Quote by Charles Babbage about public

The public, who consume the new commodity or profit by...

The public, who consume the new commodity or profit by the new invention, are much better judges of its merit than the government can be.

Quote by Charles Babbage about public

I think the people will- who advocate having a step back and read those public opinion polls on the front page of the newspapers all over this country saying public supports restoration in restoration of the Everglades, protection of the parks and...

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about public

You just said on your radio station how rude Simon is in...

You just said on your radio station how rude Simon is in public. He can be charming. He's a walking sound bite.

Quote by Paula Abdul about public

All Hawaii beaches are open to the public - there's no...

All Hawaii beaches are open to the public - there's no such thing as a private beach.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about public

In highly affluent areas, between multi-million dollar estates, you'll see a right of way so that anybody can get their surfboard and walk between these estates and get down to the beach, which is public.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about public

So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about public

Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.

Quote by Randy Bachman about public

Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the...

Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men.

Quote by Francis Bacon about public

I mean the idea of this is that it's a good thing for the public to hear interviews like this and that there will be an inevitable amount of fewer interviews if people that the press talks to wind up thinking, well, it's not really a CBS...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about public

I really did try to write it so that an educated public that cares about issues like this doesn't have to be a lawyer and can read it and understand it.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about public

If the word gets out, if the perception exists that by speaking to a CBS journalist you are, therefore, inevitably, immediately speaking to the police, I don't think there's any doubt but that people won't talk. And, therefore, the public won't...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about public

It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the entire basis of it is this is a way to get more information, more important information to the public. And that's why so many states

Quote by Floyd Abrams about public

It is within the last quarter century or thirty years. And a lot of that law has turned out to be very, very protective of the press and the public's right to know.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about public

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as...

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

Quote by Dean Acheson about public

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at...

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

Quote by Dean Acheson about public

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