Private Quotes

2742 Private quotes by 1926 unique authors

A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
The continued existence of society depends upon private property. — Ludwig von Mises
I haven't shaved my private parts, but I dyed them once for a laugh! They looked more ginger, though! — Lee Ryan
Never wallow in your troubles; despair must be kept private and brief. — Werner Herzog
Any material element or resource which, in order to become of use or value to men, requires the application of human knowledge and effort, should… — Ayn Rand
A private faith that does not act in the face of oppression is no faith at all. — William Wilberforce
People always say, 'Well, celebrity spokespersons have private consultants'. Well, with Jenny Craig everybody gets a private consultant. — Kirstie Alley
Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take a stand for personal freedom. — Willie Nelson
We are all, in the private kingdom of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend. Someone who isn’t embarrassed by our… — Steve Almond
The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to… — Pope John Paul II
The inner censor of the mind of the true believer completes the work of the public censor; his self-discipline is as tyrannical as the obedience… — Arthur Koestler
There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like,… — Steven Spielberg
Since the State necessarily lives by the compulsory confiscation of private capital, and since its expansion necessarily involves ever-greater incursions on private individuals and private… — Murray Rothbard
A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and volunteers four hours a week and that's considered exemplary. [Whereas] a… — Patricia Hill Collins
Private appropriation of the Earth’s surface, the natural resources, and the means of life is nothing less a crime than a crime against humanity, but… — Eugene V. Debs
I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values. We could annihilate… — Dale Carnegie
People are rewarded in public for what the practice for years in private. — Tony Robbins
It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institutions of private property. — Oscar Wilde
Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction. — Don Roff
Food that is necessary for man’s existence is as sacred as life itself. Everything that is indispensable for its preservation is the common property of… — Maximilien Robespierre
When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos. — Robert Bolt
I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that. — Gabrielle Reece
Excitement and depression, fortune and misfortune, pleasure and pain are storms in a tiny private, shell-bound realm - which we take to be the whole… — Eknath Easwaran
Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values. — Louis D. Brandeis
Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to… — Joseph Butler

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