People are intrigued and fascinated, almost obsessed with the private lives of great public personalities.
Regarding our links with the Russian government, Severstal is a private company with no government participation. We are answerable to our shareholders.
Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.
I would love to fly privately, but unfortunately, I don't. I don't summer anywhere either.
The weird thing is, I'm very private.
I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do.
I irritate the wife because of my private dancing.
All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.
Private John Steele: Bonjour, mademoiselle. Je suis américain.
The tension between public and private science is powerful.
The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Every generation of children has its private hero.
Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.
The Dragon of Bad Emotions: … One of the most difficult (but utterly important) things to manage in life is to “KILL THE DRAGON” inside of ourselves—a strong, aggressive, negative “dragon” of nasty emotions that lives inside of you, me. ....
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The artistic bend is a sell-out. It's all truth, or it's no good. EIther write what's in the heart, all of it, the good, the bad, the ugly, the uglier, the privat and even more private and it's a book worth reading. Not willing to go there? Do yourse...
