Public Perception Quotes

"The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid such scandal and hatred as would cost him the affection of the people" "It’s a fickle thing; fame. But I value my privacy above all things." "It's not that I'm liberal. It's that this country isn't as conservative as it's being portrayed" "The only sadnesses that are dangerous and unhealthy are the ones that we carry around in public in order to drown them out with the noise." "Policies are judged by their consequences, but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel" "If you have a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention." "Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstandings that can gather around a new name." "Most of the stuff I've read about me has been true " "98% of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy 2% that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them " "The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you." "Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others" "I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously." "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it"