Society as a whole is better off when information is available to the public. Whether you are talking about how to prevent disease, or about who does the best job of treating disease, it is useful to provide as much information to the public as possible.

And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.

During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations.

Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands.

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect.

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.

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than his policy, becomes the issue.

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.

I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional.