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It's what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public. — Tony Robbins
Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic front. I would… — Vladimir Putin
We have discovered with our new information systems that we can make all the appropriate checks and ensure public safety is not dented in any… — Unknown Author
This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage… — Anne McLellan
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death… — David Mamet
Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are by many regarded… — Immanuel Kant
Barack and I have been in the public eye for many years now, and we've developed a thick skin along the way. When you're out… — Michelle Obama
Zionism is a subject that all but a few are either too ignorant or too frightened to tackle and expose, but it must be made… — David Icke
I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools. — Eli Broad
The man who is worthy of being a leader of men will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude of mankind nor… — William J. H. Boetcker
Myth is the public dream, and dream is the private myth. — Joseph Campbell
I think people have an idea in their heads about entertainers[and] celebrities. I think they feel like their lives are so perfect, and it's really… — Beyonce Knowles
The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the… — John C. Calhoun
Public office is a public trust, the authority and opportunities of which must be used as absolutely as the public moneys for the public benefit,… — Unknown Author
The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good. — Thomas B. Macaulay
Public office is a public trust. — Unknown Author
The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. — Irving Kaufman
I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust. — Ruth Simmons
What a museum chooses to exhibit is sometimes less important than how such decisions are made and what values inform them. To have the crucial… — Martin Filler
All officers of the Intelligence Community, and especially its most senior officer, must conduct themselves in a manner that earns and retains the public trust.… — Dennis C. Blair
Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust. — Mike Medavoy
The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. They have seen with regret and indignation that… — James Madison
Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There is scarcely any absurdity so gross, whether in religion, politics,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys… — Nat King Cole
Not only are we here to protect the public from vicious criminals in the street but also to protect the public from harmful ideas. — Robert Green Ingersoll

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