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Public Figure Quotes

It is perhaps an ugly comment on the American press, but the function of the interviewer on most newspapers is to entertain, not to shed light. . . . An interviewer soon begins to judge public figures on the basis of their entertainment value, overlooking their true importance. It is not easy to get an interview with Professor Franz Boas, the greatest anthropologist in the world, across a city desk, but a mild interview with Oom the Omnipotent will hit the bottom of page one under a... Joseph Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon quote: "The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize..."
The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man. Richard M. Nixon
The development of an image is a mysterious thing: once a public figure has been cast in a public role, it is almost impossible for him to change the character. It is as if someone has assembled personality traits into a convenient pattern, no writer ever re-examines it: it is easier to use the accepted pattern. Theodore White
When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues. Thomas Friedman
James Pinckney Miller quote: "A man does not automatically become a public figure because he..."
A man does not automatically become a public figure because he happens to build an empire out of chicken fat. James Pinckney Miller
Time made me change. I gradually woke up to the realization that this is who I am, an author, a public figure, and I couldn't just hide in my study, tapping away at the keyboard and pretend that I didn't have a role to play beyond stringing words together. David Guterson
I'm 19, and, being a public figure, I'm supposed to present myself in a certain way, but it's hard and you're never going to be able to tell people who you are through the media. Kristen Stewart
Joaquin Phoenix quote: "With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that..."
With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so oftentimes. Joaquin Phoenix
Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious, archetypal American heroes. Sheryl Crow
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. Gore Vidal
Ryan White quote: "Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give..."
Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support. Ryan White
The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it. Charles Colson
There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished. Robert Teeter
I think we need one recognized, respected public figure to make a tough, blunt statement on just what Reagan's record is and what he might do to the country, let alone the Republican Party before Christmas. Robert Teeter
James Taylor quote: "I'm looking forward to being able to retire from being a..."
I'm looking forward to being able to retire from being a public figure and being able to afford to be myself! James Taylor

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