Quotes of: Public-interest Keyword

Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship.

Don Tapscott

It’s not the public opinion of what you are that matters, but the private personality of who you are!

Leaders' Watchwords

The American public historically was really not part of the stock market.

Ron Chernow

Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy.

Stephen Harper

Disinterested public service has become, just so... what's the phrase, 'old school.'

Tina Brown

I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.

Kevin James

The struggle for freedom is ultimately not resistance to autocrats or oligarchs but resistance to the despotism of public opinion.

Ludwig von Mises

I am disturbed that the identification and clothing of our public officials is so easily reproduced.

Louise Slaughter

Legally speaking, there are no such things as 'public rights,' as distinguished from individual rights. Legally speaking, there is no such creature or thing as 'the public.'

Lysander Spooner

When you start at catering college, nobody prepares you for a book tour or public speaking.

Rene Redzepi

It is often noted that it can be hard for democracies to fight wars because of changing public opinion.

Noah Feldman

It doesn't look great if you cancel the reigning Best Comedy Program, you know, you're gonna take a hit from a... from sort of a public relations standpoint.

Will Arnett

Every piece of entertainment is made with the idea that 'This is going to be terrific' and 'This is the best thing I've ever done' and then it hits the public and then the public tells you whether it's good or bad.

William Shatner

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

DeForest Soaries

It is much more convenient not to be a public company. As a private company you don't have to give information to the public. Secrecy is an important factor of success in the commodity business.

Marc Rich

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.

Shirin Ebadi

Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.

Barton Gellman

We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.

Bart Stupak

Depression has been called the world's number one public health problem. In fact, depression is so widespread it is considered the common cold of psychiatric disturbances. But there is a grim difference between depression and a cold. Depression can k...

David D. Burns

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.

L. Neil Smith

I think my mom and dad knew from the very beginning that I was destined to go into public service.

Janice Hahn