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General Public Quotes

Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I don't think anybody does. Elliott Smith
The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any particular time. When some political or ecclesiastical pamphlet, or novel, or poem is making a great commotion, you should remember that he who writes for fools always finds a large public. A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short. Arthur Schopenhauer
The frustrating part of it is that you're generally known for what you did last. I've had the privilege of doing some very cool independent films that, a lot of the time, the general public doesn't see unless you're at a film festival or you're into that kind of movie. Hayden Panettiere
Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable. Garrett Hardin
In the long run, much public opinion is made in the universities; ideas generated there filter down through the teaching profession and the students into the general public. B. Carroll Reece
It was easy for you to say these things, since you either knew you were not writing to Luther, but for the general public, or you did not reflect that it was Luther you were writing against, whom I hope you allow nonetheless to have some acquaintance with Holy Writ and some judgment in respect of it. Martin Luther
First they done a lecture on temperance; but they didn't make enough forthem both to get drunk on. Then in another village they started adancing-school; but they didn't know no more how to dance than a kangaroodoes; so the first prance they made the general public jumped in andpranced them out of town. Another time they tried to go at yellocution; but they didn't yellocute long till the audience got up and give them asolid good cussing, and made them skip out. Mark Twain
The general public has long been divided into two parts; those who think that science can do anything and those who are afraid it will. Thomas Pynchon
To the general public, show business may just mean the artistic part, but the dollar and cents element is the reality every performer has to face. Liza Minelli
Andrew Mellon quote: "Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can..."
Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs. Andrew Mellon
After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed. Fay Godwin
What we have at present is a system of loss socialism. Whatever goes wrong is shouldered by the general public and anything that works is privatised. Worshippers of market freedom have suspended the most important economic principle: Risk and liability go hand in hand. Sigmar Gabriel
Basically, there are two things we know: Everybody has less time, and the general public is demanding better food - better in terms of quality and better in terms of flavor. Bobby Flay
Mel Ferrer quote: "Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public."
Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public. Mel Ferrer
Chris Elliott quote: "Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by..."
Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more. Chris Elliott

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