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“We do need these two words, “public” and “relations”—and, of course, those words are still extremely important. However, those 3 billion people who are…

— Maxim Behar

Nouns are seldom improved by the modifier 'public.' Few of us, given a private alternative, prefer public restrooms or public transportation or public displays…

— Steve Rushin

Words can build up communities or break them down.

— Cori Bush

The notion of what is public and what is private has been dissolved. My children see documentaries; they see Instagram. Everyone is very open:…

— Karl Ove Knausgard

I think the word 'progressive' is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for 'communist.' What they propose is the reverse…

— Jon Voight

I am thoughtful about introducing terms that tend to be in circulation primarily in academic circles. "Homonormativity" and "homonationalism" are by no means solely…

— Dean Spade

Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.

— David Crystal

Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

— Evan Esar

I want to reignite the idea of community with a positive conservatism in which the word 'development' has a new connotation, kind of like…

— Grant Shapps

I do think it's important that we experiment with new vocabularies. That new words help us conceptualize our social existence in a different way.

— Judith Butler

The usage of the words "public" and "public sphere" betrays a multiplicity of concurrent meanings. Their origins go back to various historical phases and,…

— Jurgen Habermas

We need to find a new way forward. There are keys ways progressives can speak.

— Katrina vanden Heuvel