Public Quotes

6719 Public quotes by 3959 unique authors

The rich are always going to say that, you know, just give us more money and we'll go out and spend more and then it… — Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. — Warren Buffett
I have no desire to maintain a lifestyle. I am a horrible celebrity. If I am out in public I dress like a pig. — Sandra Bullock
Nobody can make me cry in public. I'll punch them first before they make my mascara smear. — Sandra Bullock
There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best… — Martin Van Buren
Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace. — Anthony Burgess
An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous… — Billie Burke
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. — Edmund Burke
In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the… — Edmund Burke
As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life. — George H. W. Bush
I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former… — George W. Bush
Me, I'd prefer to have a good reputation rather than getting press for being scandalous, getting drunk in public, staying out late and so on. — Sophia Bush
Writing is one of the few professions in which you can psychoanalyse yourself, get rid of hostilities and frustrations in public, and get paid for… — Octavia Butler
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. — Samuel Butler
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. — Samuel Butler
Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few… — Smedley Butler
Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you? — Herman Cain
One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational… — Herman Cain
If I have a talent, it's already been exploited! I've shown everything I can do to the public. — Nick Cannon
My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate. — Alastair Campbell
Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. — Joseph Campbell
A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic. — Tony Campolo
Because you want to have competition to drive down the price. You want innovation. You have the ability to get people to agree that it's… — Maria Cantwell
The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke. — Al Capp
You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves… — Steve Carell

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