#public

It is perhaps because of the Iranian concept of the home and garden (and not the city or town it is in) as the defining center of life that Iranians find living in a society with such stringent rules of public behavior somewhat tolerable. Iranian society by and large cares very little about what goes on in the homes and gardens of private citizens, but the Islamic government cares very much how its citizens behave once they venture outside their walls. ↗

— Hooman Majd

#islam #persia #private #public #society

We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#blacks #elderly #employing #exercise #family

I don't enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don't enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt. ↗

— Barbra Streisand

#being #enjoy #feet #glamour #hurt

We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat. ↗

— Arthur Hays Sulzberger

#cat #jumping #public #take #take care

When I'm not working I try to stay out of the public eye as much as possible. ↗

— Donna Summer

#i #much #out #possible #public

The fact is, I can vote for anybody; independents, Republicans, Democrats. But I'm a registered Democrat in the District of Columbia. ↗

— Ron Suskind

#columbia #democrat #democrats #district #district of columbia

Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches. ↗

— Ron Suskind

#daily #get #public #tend #things

Sermons remain one of the last forms of public discourse where it is culturally forbidden to talk back. ↗

— Harvey Cox

#culturally #discourse #forbidden #forms #last

I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties. ↗

— Warwick Davis

#anxieties #because #comfortable #everybody #feel

The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can't give them that but let's always keep it in mind. ↗

— Barry Diller

#american #american public #every #every night #give