Private Quotes

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Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to renounce private reflection… — Robert H. Schuller
This persistence as private firms continued because it ensured the maximum of anonymity and secrecy to persons of tremendous public power who dreaded public knowledge… — Carroll Quigley
A lot of acting is private time. — Al Pacino
I remember adolescence, the years of having the impulse control of a mousetrap, of being as private as a safe-deposit box. — Anna Quindlen
If men are discharged of reverence for ancient usage, they will treat this world, almost certainly, as if it were their private property, to be… — Russell Kirk
To complete the rout of traditionalists, in America an impression began to arise that the new industrial and acquisitive interests are the conservative interest, that… — Russell Kirk
The principle of real leadership ignored, the immortal objects of society forgotten, practical conservatism degenerated into mere laudation of private enterprise, economic policy almost wholly… — Russell Kirk
To check centralization and usurping of power ... we require a new laissez-faire. The old laissez-faire was founded upon a misapprehension of human nature, an… — Russell Kirk
There is, in fact, only one solution: the state, the government, the laws must not in any way concern themselves with schooling or education. Public… — Ludwig von Mises
I wish I could say I was shocked at the reports the NSA is secretly spying on the private phone calls of millions of Verizon… — Ron Paul
The great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and… — George Washington
The government can help, but we need to make this transition now to a recovery led by private investment, private. — Timothy Geithner
We will always return to the private and inviolable act of reading as our culture's way of developing an individual. — Guy Davenport
I prefer to be reclusive and private about my creation and then, once I'm finished, present it to people. — Liz Phair
Were the judgments of mankind correct, custom would be regulated by the good. But it is often far otherwise in point of fact; for, whatever… — John Calvin
Rich Indians typically tried to work around a dysfunctional government. Private security was hired, city water was filtered, private school tuitions were paid. Such choices… — Katherine Boo
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts. — Elia Kazan
If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check. — Grace Napolitano
Travel is very subjective. What one person loves, another loathes. I would say a private paradise in the Caribbean. If you want culture and class,… — Robin Leach
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness… — Oswald Chambers
Surely the experience of all good men confirms the proposition that without a due measure of private devotions the soul will grow lean. — William Wilberforce
If death is truly a curse,' Spock said, as soberly as some power pronouncing a hundred years of sleep, but with a glint of private,… — Diane Duane
Private scholarships for students at hopeless schools. — Newt Gingrich
Government should take management lesson from private sector. — Newt Gingrich
In democratic countries, the most important private organizations are economic. Unlike secret societies, they are able to exercise their terrorism without illegality, since they do… — Bertrand Russell

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