Public Quotes · Page 30

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

— Julius Erving

My husband and I both attended public schools. We believe in the benefits, both individual and communal, of supporting public schools.

— Kim Brooks

The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.

— Jean Cocteau

I keep trying to imagine a universe in which too many public figures declaring themselves feminists would be a bad thing.

— Roxane Gay

We took Infosys public. That was a nonstop three-week global roadshow.

— Nandan Nilekani

Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doing the job they were elected or appointed to do.

— Charles B. Rangel

Public campaign financing isn't perfect and can doubtlessly be improved upon as we go.

— Molly Ivins

How much information I want to put out in the public domain is my prerogative.

— Shibani Dandekar

I know, in India, specially in Bollywood and the sports fraternity, there is a lot of negative media attention on prominent public…

— Leander Paes

Well, I think that those of us in public life that are trying to do a good job, and that are faced…

— Bill Scott

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We…

— Wesley Clark

In order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must…

— Lady Gaga

Profits are one of the most important goals of any successful business, and investors are one of the most important constituencies of…

— John Mackey

Usually when reporting on powerful public figures, the press advisor and I would have had a conversation that established what journalists call…

— Michael Hastings

Insider trading is hard to prove. To be convicted, a person must have bought or sold a stock based on material information…

— Alex Berenson

In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what…

— Karen DeCrow

Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone -…

— Neil Strauss

Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship.…

— Mark McKinnon

While the Constitution is what the judges say it is, a public issue is something that Walter Cronkite or John Chancellor recognizes…

— Fred W. Friendly

“I have been branded with folly and madness for attempting what the world calls impossibilities, and even from the great engineer, the…

— Richard Trevithick

Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our…

— Barry McGee

The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a…

— John Major

“We live in a time that demands a discourse of both critique and possibility, one that recognizes that without an informed citizenry,…

— Henry A. Giroux

Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words…

— Jeff Goodell

The public already knows about me more than I ever wanted it to know.

— Paul Reubens

I wouldn't be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had.

— Matthew Morrison

Companies should go public and they shouldn't raise $7bn before they do.

— Baiju Bhatt

If you want things to be private then keep them off a public website

— Anonymous

When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.

— Sridevi

Cybersecurity continues to be a significant threat to public and private enterprises, governments and individuals.

— Phil Scott

I hope to capture the public's imagination, but I can't live in the anxiety of that.

— Michael McDonald

I don't want to be in the public eye so much that you reach the point where everyone has an opinion about…

— Gerard Pique

“To make your Opinion Count, you have to do something more than just making Money.”

— Vineet Raj Kapoor

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try…

— Venus Williams

There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as…

— Moby

Staying in a very public fight with the U.S. is exactly what Al Qaeda wants.

— Richard Engel

Teach For America provides one of the most critical pipelines for bringing new talent into public education.

— Eli Broad

Giving up something personal to the public, you are surrendering something.

— Holly Hunter

I'm very lucky. The public happens to like me. Maybe they like me because I use every opportunity to talk about injustice.

— Vivienne Westwood

One problem I have with drug companies is that they don't make all their data public.

— Irving Kirsch