Private Quotes

2742 Private quotes by 1926 unique authors

Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order. — Basil Hume
Every man's memory is his private literature. — Aldous Huxley
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity. — Muhammad Iqbal
We've been so preoccupied with getting the government to behave in a fair and democratic way, we were not able to focus on the private… — Jesse Jackson
I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've hitched a ride… — Marc Jacobs
I believe we need a more opportunistic and democratic approach to lunar exploration, now that we're shifting from U.S. government-sponsored space exploration to private expeditions. — Naveen Jain
The long term sustainable growth in job creation comes from the private sector. It is important that the Obama administration partner with the private sector… — Valerie Jarrett
Police officials routinely execute search warrants on private homes and offices, and Congressional offices should not be treated any differently. There cannot be one set… — Bobby Jindal
In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol. — Penn Jillette
Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives… — Andrew Johnson
The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private… — Lyndon B. Johnson
I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with… — Angelina Jolie
But this is the great danger America faces. That we will cease to be one nation and become instead a collection of interest groups: city… — Barbara Jordan
We do not deride the fears of prospering white America. A nation of violence and private property has every reason to dread the violated and… — June Jordan
Sometimes we crash and burn. It's better to do it in private. — Dean Kamen
I am basically a private person. — Imran Khan
I'm a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I'm a real person operating in the world. For me to discuss the most private thing… — Nicole Kidman
I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters. — Nicole Kidman
If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector,… — Alveda King
I think everybody has the right to a private life. — Keira Knightley
I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood.… — Beyonce Knowles
I am opposed to the use of public funds for private education. — Jonathan Kozol
If we allow public funds to be used to support our relatively benign, morally grounded schools, we will have to allow those public funds to… — Jonathan Kozol
I don't like to meddle in my private affairs. — Karl Kraus
People don't realize it, but no one lives that rock and roll life 24-7. They think it's hundreds of bottles of champagne flowing and private… — Lenny Kravitz

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