The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance. The mind commands the hand to move, and it so easy that one hardly distinguishes the order from its execution. Yet mind is mind and hand is body. The m...
One question in my mind, which I hardly dare mention in public, is whether patriotism has, overall, been a force for good or evil in the world. Patriotism is rampant in war and there are some good things about it. Just as self-respect and pride bring...
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ru...
Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.
In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.
Clothing is viral, impermanent in a way that public art cannot be. So I like thinking of how corporate-created clothing can be seen as a form of public art.
Art is about the 'I' in life not the 'we', about private life rather than public. A public life that doesn't acknowledge the private is a life not worth having.
It's not wrong to hustle hustlers. It's like killing murderers, a public service. -Damon Salvatore
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.
Large-scale philanthropy, based in the private - not the public - sector, is a relatively recent historical development.
Cultural standards evolve. The meaning of the public interest also, of course, evolves.
Public school felt like prison - cinderblock walls, fluorescent lights, metal lockers. It was so sterile and unstimulating.
I attended public school with the same group of kids from K through 12.
I am a woman with a calling for social struggle and public service.
I grew up in a little cul-de-sac in the suburbs and went to public school. I went to Costco on the weekends.
Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite.
Each experience I go through - marriage, my public life, my personal life - I'm learning as I go.
Grief is at once a public and a private experience. One's inner, inexpressible disruption cannot be fully realized in one's public persona.
The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.
I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good.
