The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to be some means testing. It's a Ponzi scheme that's not sustainable.
I went to private school in Manhattan, and at a young age, they made us do public speaking. For some reason, I was good at standing in front of the class and speaking.
I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done alone, like other bodily functions.
It is really quite amazing that all of the folks supporting privatization, from the president on down, keep invoking the name of my grandfather, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
I often find myself privately stewing about much British art, thinking that except for their tremendous gardens, that the English are not primarily visual artists, and are, in nearly unsurpassable ways, literary.
As humans we look at things and think about what we've looked at. We treasure it in a kind of private art gallery.
No one knows how another person feels in private.
Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms.
Not everything worth learning is summarized in book. Sometimes you've got to rely on instincts.
Every heart must have its private bestseller book.
Public success flourishes when we uphold private order.
The seven marvels that best represent man's achievements over the last 2,000 years will be determined by Internet vote... so look for Howard Stern's Private Parts to come in No. 1.
Republicans regard Dean as one of their best secret weapons, I have yet to find a Democrat who, in private chatter, doesn't think he's a problem for them.
All significant truths are private truths. As they become public they cease to become truths; they become facts, or at best, part of the public character; or at worst, catchwords.
Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.
Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development.
It’s relatively easy to act nice and normal in front of a crowd, or in public. The tricky part is doing it in private.
'Worshipping in private,' as Obama does, comes off as just another form of annoying elitism.
Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.
'Psychotherapy' is a private, confidential conversation that has nothing to do with illness, medicine, or healing.
I don't believe that employers should have access to an employee's private passwords, including Facebook.