Their job as leader was not to solve the problem – the president really has little control over the economy – but to convince the public not only that he has a plan but that he is altogether confident in the plan's success and that only a cynic o...
Absolute hospitality would in no way amount to the absence of violence. To the contrary, it would enthrone violence precisely under the guise of nonviolence because it would leave the violators unchanged and the consequences of violence unremedied.
In all societies, public rhetoric involves some measure of lying, and history -- political history and art history -- is made when someone effectively confronts the lie. But in really scary societies public conversation is an exercise in using words ...
DMV Clerk: I'm sorry, sir, but we don't provide motorist information to the general public. Trevor Reznik: I'm not just a member of the general public. This guy's a friend of mine. DMV Clerk: But you don't know your friend's address? Trevor Reznik: W...
Just as there are legal guidelines concerning the police use of provocateurs, there must be limits to how far the media can go in setting up a misleading situation ... I, for one, can simply not accept that telling a lie is an acceptable way of repor...
I don't like publicity, being in the limelight.
Morals are private. Decency is public.
The public always picks quality.
The public is a bad guesser.
Everyone has a private self and a public self.
I'm not sure the public knows what it wants.
The public has become my fairy godmother.
The publicity and hoopla was never important to me.
The 'public' scares me, but people I trust.
Being honest with the public is how they respect you.
I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.
The public seldom forgive twice.
Poor health was not just the result of random acts, bad luck, bad behavior or unfortunate genetics. Deliberate public policy decision about housing, education, parks and streets were the key drivers of racial differences in mortality. Crime kept peop...
One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.
Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.
The first mistake in public business is the going into it.
