If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.
Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.
Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.
Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education.
I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education.
The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
It's incumbent on good public servants to maintain their voices and originality of thinking.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
I certainly do not support excluding faith from public life.
Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.
There's no other job in public life that is like chairman of the Fed.
In my public life, I'm just a guy who enjoys having fun.
The abortion issue has intersected with my public life from the very beginning.
With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes.
Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!
Public radio has always been so powerless.
I disappear from the public eye and get rediscovered quite often.
If you're in the public eye, people are going to take shots at you.
I certainly feel a strong call of public service.
