It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.
I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead.
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.
The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.'
I think one of the key differentiators I bring to the table as a venture capitalist is a solid understanding of the public markets and how they operate.
Having an investor on your board of directors who is naive about public markets or finds them complex or scary is non-optimal.
I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.
There have been a couple of things I've been involved in launching that have been a bit more public, but I've always had other things tipping away in the background.
But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public.
The radio's pretty much always on, and I also listen to some American podcasts, such as for 'National Public Radio' and 'Newsweek'.
I believe that a long step toward public morality will have been taken when sins are called by their right names.
I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed.
I went to a public school in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and it's a very rural community. I was an artist kid, and I just didn't fit in very well.
I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world.
Do not let any record company disturb your creative flow. You are not writing for the record company. You're writing for the public.
Writing is a lonely business, which if allowed publicity and socializing it might deteriorate. Supportive people understand the need of a writer to withdraw to the solitude of oneself.
Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public.
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.
Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.
