I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.
I strongly believe being mayor is the public post in which you have the greatest opportunity to change peoples' lives for the better. People live in cities, not states or nations. As a mayor, you are connected directly to citizens.
I'm not sure about public apologies on behalf of other people as far as the motivation for them.
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.
I love to dance, and sing - in the shower, not in public. I'm too old to go raving, but my fondest memories are of that kind of thing - dancing, with lots of people, outside if possible.
In America, we don't, in daily discourse, use the words 'capitalism' or 'socialism.' They've been kind of nonexistent words, I would say, amongst the general public.
In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.
The bottom line is how do we best provide for the security of the traveling public in light of a determined enemy who is adept at constructing well-designed, well-concealed devices which would not show up in a walk-through metal detector? We're trying to employ the best technology to identify any possible threat.
The public do get behind me, and I love the crowd. When I'm ever in London, they give me massive support - the Anniversary Games, the cheers; they are always nice to me.
The core of the American public, their hearts and their minds are in the right place. And that gives me hope.
You retire when you are sick and when you can't do it any more or when the public retires you. That's the most painful, because that's the one that leaves you wanting to accomplish more.
A woman's place in public is to sit beside her husband, be silent, and be sure her hat is on straight.
I feel bound to respect Ronald Reagan, as every American should - not least because he chose a career of public service when he could have made a lot more money doing something else, and not least because he took genuine risks for peace.
If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take.
I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
My biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans - two diplomats and, now it's public so I can say, two CIA operatives.
I will never be able to say what is in my heart because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned.
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?
Species conversation is beyond a doubt an issue that truly matters to the American public.
And I think what people in New Jersey have gotten to know about me over the last decade that I've been in public life is what you see is what you get. And I'm no different when I'm sitting with you than I am when I'm at home or anyplace else.
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
Most families aren't all in the public eye as we are. It works as a blessing. It works in our favor.
You have to create public activist pressure on papers like the 'New York Times' to keep them accountable.
If you're in the public eye, you're constantly scrutinised. I was called too thin and then too fat when I was overweight. It's just a shame those are the reactions people have.
Sometimes, when you are in the public eye, you just really need to just be part of the crowd, and look at other people rather than other people look at you.
There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
The notion of getting the general public into low-Earth orbit I don't think is far-fetched at all.
The court has said you are entitled to robust speech on public sidewalks, even insulting speech.
What the insurance companies have done is to reverse the business so that the public at large insures the insurance companies.
Every three days on average, I am alone on stage, facing the public.
It's been all over the press, and schools are deciding to shut it down. We released a public announcement saying that we had some potential solutions that we were working with, and once we had something concrete we would start implementing it and approach schools.
Once an artist makes his personal life public, he can't close that door.
The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there.
The American public historically was really not part of the stock market.
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.
It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.
