I think that all of us are 5-year-olds and we don't want to be embarrassed in the schoolyard. I've gone through things in my life. People say it must be so hard to do it in the public eye, but the truth is, when you go through hard things, it's just ...
More often than not, whenever gossip has been written about me, the gossip is more interesting than the reality. I know some public figures hate gossip, but personally I like it because it makes my life sound more glamorous and interesting than it re...
It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate into it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.
And I like to convey my feelings, my emotions, my experience, the information I have to public use, public opinion.
You will find as you grow older that courage is the rarest of all qualities to be found in public life.
On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.
I didn't grow up in public life. I lived with my mother in Boston, not in Washington, DC, so I was somewhat sheltered from that.
Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.
I feel a little uncomfortable at being asked the sorts of questions that other Catholics in public life tend not to be asked.
No publication is a staple of life. It's not bread and water. You have to make it noteworthy in people's minds and even in their hands as they're holding it.
There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.
When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is.
When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is.
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.
We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good.
If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.
It is not at all clear how much the media influences public opinion and how much public opinion influences the media.
