Pastoral Resources

The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.

Try being my size and going into a public restroom.

The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered.

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.

Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.

Public and private food in America has become eatable, here and there extremely good. Only the fried potatoes go unchanged, as deadly as before.

No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no such thing as knowing what the public wants.

I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.

I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive.

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 give everything I have to give on the screen. I feel I don't owe the public anything else.

It's very clear you have to engage the public and say: You have to vote no on 74, no on 75, no on 76, no on 77. Those are the issues that Arnold pushing. And those are reactionary, Republican initiatives.

I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.

And then the conditions of safety - or lack of safety - for teachers in public schools, and the disparity between public schools and private schools is shameful.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

The American people expect public servants to be able to police themselves. But instead of designing a system to enforce ethical conduct, Tom Delay and his cohorts have implemented a self protection system. Obviously, it wasn't good for democracy.