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title: "12 Great Public Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Great Public quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Great Public sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've never had a very great public life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-mackintosh/i-ve-never-had-a-very-great-public-life/)

[Cameron Mackintosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-mackintosh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/cameron-mackintosh-18820_life_i-ve-never-had-a-very-great-public-life_2796218.jpg)

> [There's a great public disinclination toward politicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlen-specter/there-s-a-great-public-disinclination-toward-politicians/)

[Arlen Specter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlen-specter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/arlen-specter-4360_great_there-s-a-great-public-disinclination-to_1533942.png)

> [Courage is the essential element in any great public man or woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-johnson/courage-is-the-essential-element-in-any-great-public-man-or-woman/)

[Paul Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/paul-johnson-4585_any_courage-is-the-essential-element-in-any_829259.png)

> [I want to support great public servants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-bankman-fried/i-want-to-support-great-public-servants/)

[Sam Bankman-Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-bankman-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/sam-bankman-fried-6385_great_i-want-to-support-great-public-servants_1258012.jpg)

> [The Scottish public are a great public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseem-hamed/the-scottish-public-are-a-great-public/)

[Naseem Hamed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseem-hamed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/naseem-hamed-5570_great_the-scottish-public-are-a-great-public-2_2398513.png)

> [The power to investigate is a great public trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-celler/the-power-to-investigate-is-a-great-public-trust/)

[Emanuel Celler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-celler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/emanuel-celler-18605_public-trust_the-power-to-investigate-is-a-great-publ_1241446.png)

> [If confirmed, I will be a strong advocate for great public schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-devos/if-confirmed-i-will-be-a-strong-advocate-for-great-public-schools/)

[Betsy DeVos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-devos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/betsy-devos-7178_advocate_if-confirmed-i-will-be-a-strong-advocate_1268998.jpg)

> [Whether it's the grind of the day to day, or a crisis, we all need to work together because that's what great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-baker/whether-it-s-the-grind-of-the-day-to-day-or-a-crisis-we-all-need-to/)

[Charlie Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-baker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/674/charlie-baker-8604_day-to-day_whether-it-s-the-grind-of-the-day-to-day_760438.jpg)

> [The grand tune is the only thing in music that the great public really understands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-beecham/the-grand-tune-is-the-only-thing-in-music-that-the-great-public/)

[Thomas Beecham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-beecham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/thomas-beecham-15482_funny_the-grand-tune-is-the-only-thing-in-musi_302701.jpg)

> [No family should feel they need to leave San Francisco to find a great public education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/london-breed/no-family-should-feel-they-need-to-leave-san-francisco-to-find-a/)

[London Breed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/london-breed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/297/london-breed-5866_education_no-family-should-feel-they-need-to-leave_1751320.jpg)

> [I admire John Boehner greatly. He's a great public servant. I think people are going to miss him in the long run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeb-bush/i-admire-john-boehner-greatly-he-s-a-great-public-servant-i-think/)

[Jeb Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeb-bush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/jeb-bush-1082_admire_i-admire-john-boehner-greatly-he-s-a-gre_2171809.png)

> [“But it would be broadcast, and in the great public theatre of his age; that unregulated market of braying narcissists, that Wild…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-nevill/but-it-would-be-broadcast-and-in-the-great-public-theatre-of-his-age/)

[Adam Nevill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-nevill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/adam-nevill-28041_history_but-it-would-be-broadcast-and-in-the-gre_879953.jpg)

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