I was very much a product of the public-school system. There was only one other kid in my class who had parents not involved in the stock market or law.
You do get certain publications in the States where, if things don't go according to plan, they flip the story and it becomes very negative.
The whole sector of public dialogue has been totally contaminated, deliberately, by the corporate sector. The whole purpose is to sow confusion and doubt, and it's worked.
There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks.
In fact, their eyes sort of roll around and they kind of go, 'Hmm'- like there's something there and they don't want to talk about it. But they're not that kind when they are speaking in public.
John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental.
And in heaven's name, who are the public enemies?" exclaimed Dr. Leete. "Are they France, England Germany or hunger, cold and nakedness?
It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.
I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead.
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.
The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.'
I think one of the key differentiators I bring to the table as a venture capitalist is a solid understanding of the public markets and how they operate.
Having an investor on your board of directors who is naive about public markets or finds them complex or scary is non-optimal.
I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.
There have been a couple of things I've been involved in launching that have been a bit more public, but I've always had other things tipping away in the background.
The radio's pretty much always on, and I also listen to some American podcasts, such as for 'National Public Radio' and 'Newsweek'.
I believe that a long step toward public morality will have been taken when sins are called by their right names.
I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed.
I went to a public school in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and it's a very rural community. I was an artist kid, and I just didn't fit in very well.
I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
