I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office.
I'm really interested in how we view the public figure, what makes a public figure, what makes a celebrity, and how images make politicians, so I take an interest in politics, but it's really an interest in the image.
Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.
Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak.
Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged.
Do not speak of secret matters in a field that is full of little hills.
Someone who speaks about "my inferiors" doesn't have them.
If you can't give any sugar then speak sweetly.
Every peddler speaks highly about his own needles.
...[T]he three greatest works are those of , and . These are closely followed by the works of and .
We have to speak up on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves.
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
I speak the language of love. That’s right, I speak Russian.
Yesterday's abomination is today's rule.
Actions speak louder than voice but words hurt harder than punches
when i speak to you i speak as though i am offering a rose in your hand.
When the wisdom speaks, be quite and listen! When the stupidity speaks, stand up and leave!
