I have come slowly into possession of such powers as I have. I receive the opinions of my day. I do not conceive them. But I receive them into a vivid mind.
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.
The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more effectively than has hitherto proved possible.
In sixth grade, we all had to write this opinion paper. Most wrote about things like why we should be able to chew gum in class - I wrote about why women should receive equal pay.
I'm one of those women who's not to be messed with. I'm very opinionated and boisterous at times. I'm also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold, and that's important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself.
Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through their relationships... why would we want to read about them?
The biggest challenge is how to affect public attitudes and make people care.
I got into the studio when I was thirteen. At the age of twelve I was doing public performances.
As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.
We took Infosys public. That was a nonstop three-week global roadshow.
I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks.
What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.
If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.
I have come East to find what the public likes.
Sometimes I tic or twitch or cough, and it's a very public thing.
Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about.
I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.
A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.
Weak presidents are neither respected nor electorally rewarded by their publics.
It never really bothered me that I never got the same publicity.
Public behavior is merely private character writ large.