Private Quotes

2742 quotes by 1979 authors

Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in… — Bob Beauprez
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you. — David Beckham
The post of honour is a private station. — Joseph Addison
A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work… — John Berger
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. — Ambrose Bierce
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private… — Theodor Adorno
Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation… — Ambrose Bierce
My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can't fight… — Juliette Binoche
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. — William Blackstone
The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private… — Bhumibol Adulyadej
Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government… — Michael Bloomberg
I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers. — Andrea Bocelli
I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It's not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit… — Elayne Boosler
All tours are filled with humiliation. My publisher once hired a private jet to fly me to a venue where 1,000 people were waiting. It… — Alain de Botton
Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain. — Elizabeth Bowen
I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately. — Jo Brand
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. — Louis D. Brandeis
To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to… — Louis D. Brandeis
Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work… — Richard Branson
Fortunately we're not a public company - we're a private group of companies, and I can do what I want. — Richard Branson

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