Questions of absolute good and evil are much better not opened to public debate these days, when so few people are sure of their absolutes
Ideas matter—and philosophy is the art of thinking about them rigorously. In my view, that should be done in as public a forum as possible.
If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long-suffering wife.
With acting, there is a level of anonymity which is conducive to your profession. There are examples of very public people who are on the cover of every celebrity magazine but can't open a film.
Teachers are our greatest public servants; they spend their lives educating our young people and shaping our Nation for tomorrow.
I grew up middle class. My father was a public functionary who didn't leave an inheritance, just debts.
Unless government appropriately regulates oil developments and holds oil executives accountable, the public will not trust them to drill, baby, drill. And we must!
One of the hallmarks that a British actor brings to his public persona is an adept sense of self-deprecation - see Daniel Craig and Damian Lewis.
Researchers should always consider ethical concerns on scientific research and disclose their data to the public. Scientists also need to discuss issues surrounding their research with those who are concerned.
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.
The heightened public clamor resulting from radio and television coverage will inevitably result in prejudice. Trial by television is, therefore, foreign to our system.
A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.
When I was 19 years old, I came down with anorexia. I had it for about a year before it became public. And it had a lot to do with my self-esteem.
We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing
There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable.
Some people are probably scratching their heads and saying, How did that happen? That's because some of the media didn't give the public the full story.
When you're in a public profession like I was, and you stop doing it like I did, people think you're either crazy or dead.
does a society exist where it's become acceptable to wear 'helmets' enclosing one's entire head when in public to preempt social interaction
Switching the public's perception and view of me was, and still is, kind of a challenge to get them to see me outside of a character that I played on TV for so long.
Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.
The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication.
