There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
Andrew Wyke: There are certain skills best acquired in public bars, I suppose.
The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace.
I love the idea of bringing my work to the general public, not just people who go to gallery openings.
White House officials acknowledge in broad terms that a president's time and public rhetoric are among his most valuable policy tools.
I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.
The public so often want to freeze the artist in a moment in time when they were at their peak, and they want the artist to revisit it over and over again as if it was something authentic.
Public interest in most of the Middle East was slight at that time; the Arab-Israeli conflict was all that people were interested in and that was not my specialty.
Not many child stars make it out of Hollywood alive or sane, and at any given time there are at least three former ones having very public breakdowns.
There was a time when the FCC tried to require a certain amount of television and media to be educational, a certain amount to be newsworthy and a certain amount of it to be public access.
The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they accidentally told the truth.
Billy Sherbert: [to the winner] That's a lot of money to be counting out in public.
Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs.
I've been very well remunerated for my talents over the years so I really don't need the public's money.
Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money.
Our public school system is our country's biggest and most inefficient monopoly, yet it keeps demanding more and more money.
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
Horrifying as it was to crack up in the public eye, it made me look at myself and fix it. People were exploitative; that's human nature.
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try your hand at verse.
