Private Quotes

2742 Private quotes by 1926 unique authors

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert. — Paula Cole
My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To… — Jane Rule
Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy. — Jim Ryun
One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision… — Jim Ryun
Anyone who takes it upon himself, on his private authority, to break a bad law, thereby authorizes everyone else to break the good ones. — Denis Diderot
If the private sectors are about markets and the public sectors are about governments, then the plural sector is about communities. — Henry Mintzberg
Maybe each human being lives in a unique world, a private world, a world different from those inhabited and experienced by all other humans. — Philip K. Dick
It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the… — Don DeLillo
Dreams From My Father' reveals more about Obama than is usually known about political leaders until after they're dead. Perhaps more than it intends, it… — Jonathan Raban
I wish we could go back to the time when the private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they directly affected their… — Doris Kearns Goodwin
We've got to figure out a way that we give a private sphere for our public leaders. We're not gonna get the best people in… — Doris Kearns Goodwin
No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending at interest of money; it was the basis for the… — Barbara Tuchman
The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor… — Julia Leigh
Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions. — Michael Lee-Chin
What was a really private and nice relationship was judged and made to be something ugly. — Marla Maples
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and… — Rachel Maddow
For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance. — Roger Mudd
So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction,… — Thom Mayne
I'm a private guy, and you don't want to be out there preaching to people. But faith leads you in the decisions you make. You… — Tim McGraw
You know, we're very private, and I think that we really separate and try to keep our privacy to ourselves. There's things that people assume… — Tim McGraw
I am a private human. — Zosia Mamet
If you make the decision to send your kid to public school don't even look at private schools. Just shut the door. Just turn off… — Cynthia Nixon
Because of their low earnings and family obligations, Latinas would not be putting much money into private investment accounts. An average Latina could wind up… — Grace Napolitano
To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty… — Grace Napolitano
I'm angry that the private sector, which is supposed to be in charge of running gasoline into the Valley, doesn't have its act together to… — Janet Napolitano

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