Quotes:The king sat in his
private garden in the shade of a potted orange tree, the leaves of which were splashed with brilliant yellow.
View quotes by Harold MacGrathThe play was consumed in wholesome fashion by large masses in places of public resort; the novel was self-administered in
private.
View quotes by Flann O'BrienPolitics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for
private advantage.
View quotes by Ambrose BierceCommunism teaches and seeks two objectives: unrelenting class warfare and the complete eradication of
private ownership.
View quotes by Pope Pius XIAs soon as the land of any country has all become
private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
View quotes by Adam SmithLet the credulous and the vulgar continue to believe that all mental woes can be cured by a daily application of old Greek myths to their
private parts.
View quotes by Vladimir NabokovMaybe you offer then a luxury cruise for two weeks with the wife, or a trip on a
private jet [on BBC Panorama, a program about bung taking in football]
View quotes by Peter HarrisonIt is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and
private goals.
View quotes by Fred AllenPoetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the
private world public, that's what the poet does.
View quotes by Allen GinsbergArt is a
private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.
View quotes by Kenneth TynanDon't you go believing in sayings, Picotee: they are all made by men, for their own advantages. Women who use public proverbs as a guide through events are those who have not ingenuity enough to make
private ones as each event occurs.
View quotes by Thomas HardyI cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most
private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.
View quotes by Gerald FordMoral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's
private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large.
View quotes by PlutarchChicago is a city of contradictions, of
private visions haphazardly overlaid and linked together. [on the windy city!]
View quotes by Pat ColanderI 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. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood
View quotes by Beyonce KnowlesIf a man, for
private profit, tears at the public news, does so with the impatience of one who thinks he actually owns the news you get, it is against the national interest.
View quotes by Jimmy BreslinAnd the sooner the tea's out of the way, the sooner we can get out the gin, eh? (
Private Life of Hilda Tablet)
View quotes by Henry ReedA time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a
private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.
View quotes by H G WellsHe squandered a massive landslide from an electorate hungry for change, poured billions of public pounds into
private pockets and accelerated the growing gap between rich and poor [on Tony Blair]
View quotes by Bob CrowIf a secret history of books could be written, and the author's
private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!
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