Quotes 421 till 440 of 491.
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Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
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Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.
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Todd Palin's frequent presence in the governor's office led some in Juneau to call him the 'Shadow Governor.' But it had never been clear, at least to the public, what roles he played.
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Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.
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True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and education programmes, and on fundamental respect for our common humanity. Development, peace, disarmament, reconciliation and justice are not separate from security; they help to underpin it.
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Twenty years of romance make a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of marriage make her something like a public building.
A Woman of No Importance -
Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.
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Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
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Was putting a man on the moon actually easier than improving education in our public schools?
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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
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We are doing everything we can to protect the food supply. And I can tell you that we're making decisions based upon sound science and good public policy, given the circumstances that we are now in.
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We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.
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We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good.
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We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.
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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
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We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.
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We journalists tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.
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We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.
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We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia.
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We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation.
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