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"People in public life should treat others with consideration and respect."
"Trust has completely evaporated from our public life; nobody believes the word of politicians, corporate leaders, bankers, religious figures. They've basically all been exposed as total frauds."
"I still enjoy the personal investment people have in my life, and the bad stuff doesn't outweigh the good stuff."
"This year is the year for vlogging more in public and just vlogging more in general."
"You've got to be brave now because when we arrive there, they're gonna be probably 120 photographers. And that's what you're gonna probably get now for the rest of your life."
"People who are in public positions also have private lives."
"Politics is the realm of public life in which we all compete and cooperate for resources, rights, responsibilities, and ideals."
"He might be the most famous person in the entire world. Can't even wave."
"Art is not only the enterprise of the individual art maker...but also about the way we live our lives in a public circumstance."
"In the past it never occurred to me that every casual remark of mine would be snatched up and recorded. Otherwise I would have crept further into my shell."
"Despite the sadness of the marriage breakup, Diana continued her public duties, bringing a sense of style and glamour to her many public appearances."
"With that public consumption, there is still plenty of room for human decency and kindness, which is not always extended to these celebrities."
"Celebrities like Selena Gomez have sounded off on what it's really like to be famous and how no one should seek it."
"You can't share a relationship with your followers for the best part of 10 years, then not properly address the breakup. She set the boundaries and level of privacy in her life. She can't just suddenly shift them and not expect a reaction."
"Being alone can also free the mind from a phenomenon called the spotlight effect. When in public, we tend to overestimate the extent to which others notice our accomplishments and mistakes."
"Whatever Britney Spears chooses to do is her right. She's given so much to the public."
"The lives we live, there's a lot of people looking to us."
"I realized that millions of people were watching how I live my life."
"Living a life in the public eye has taught us that it's best not to reply to every rumor and piece of fake news."
"Neil wrote 'Limelight' in the late 70s to express his discomfort with the constant attention that came with Rush's megastardom."
"So the social media companies just have too much control over American life." - Ben Shapiro
"The Widow of Windsor as she was known struggled with public appearances because she was shy."
"Pretty ridiculous but uh, that is where we are in American public life because pretty much everything is mockery at this point."
"He's just being groomed early on in his life so they know every step, every image, and everything he does in the public eye."
"Honestly, I hear that and I feel that so so much. Honestly, there isn't a day that goes by that I don't wonder if any of this is worth doing because the stress and pressure of this strange public life is really overwhelming."
"If you start faking, nobody can relate to you. Facts. So if you are being, they can relate to you because what you do in your hidden place or you do it only to yourself, the world does not know what you do. But me, everything I do, the world knows."
"My dedication and going through things sometimes hardships in the public eye, it kind of makes you a little bit more wake up and be aware and just kind of... it makes you want to be a better person for other people."
"Michael Jackson's fate could be Britney's fate as well."
"I hope he stays low profile. I would hope that Mr. Rittenhouse would live his life under the radar."
"It's already real fucking stress being black in public."
"Harry and Meghan's children will be brought up under the scrutiny that comes with being born a royal."
"The loneliness of the influencer figure stems from the lack of a private life that's held sacred off limits to others' eyes."
"Not everyone gets to choose whether or not they become a public figure or, if you like, famous, even in the decidedly fleeting and immaterial sense that is internet fame or e-celebrity."
"Can we accept his flaws, errors, and apology alongside his decades of public life?"
"Listen, you're a public figure, an influencer, a social media personality, people are going to give you their opinion whether you ask for it or not."
"It's how far someone can fall when they get into the public spotlight."
"I think it's a huge mistake for parents to get their children into acting publicly."
"John Lennon’s public life was dedicated to art and to the promotion of peace."
"Johnny Depp's on-screen and off-screen struggles in recent years."
"American actor and producer Tom Cruise is a household name, so it's understandable that he has a security team to match."
"I hope that the legacy of the expenses scandal is that there's more transparency in public life."
"Lindsay Lohan was brought into the spotlight at the young age of just three years old."
"Living out your adolescence in real time in front of the world."
"Slander doesn't stand. What do you mean by that? When people slander you and it kind of comes with the territory of a public figure, it's not going to stand throughout time because eventually any sincere person will find the truth."
"He's truly a man of the people, no matter if he's walking on a red carpet or a subway."
"The Obamas were intentional about shielding their daughters from unnecessary exposure, particularly during their formative years."
"If you put yourself out there, you're just subject to criticism like anyone."
"If we can protest in person, if we can go to the grocery stores, we're fine."
"I went through a very difficult time being put in a public role, especially because I thought it was Johnny's place, not mine."
"In America, if you hold particular views on particular subjects and you give your own charity to those views but in your business life you service all customers the same, that is not good enough for the left."
"My kids and my wife saved my life because I couldn't go down this path in the public eye being alone."
"Keep living your best lives Prince Harry Megan."
"From literally creating one of the most popular memes of the last decade to being cruelly harassed on the street, that was Welven's story."
"We shift from the entertainment hub to the centre of Roman public life at the Forum."
"I'm not perfect, I make mistakes, and people get to watch me make my mistakes and own up to them."
"How do you continue on when your name and your family is connected to something like this?" - Emily D Baker
"In my many years on the campaign trail and in public life, I have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support, and comfort. And not once, never did I believe I acted inappropriately." - Former Vice President Biden
"It's scary times when famous people have to stay in the house to avoid incident."
"Everything has to be a public performance. You have to like be on all the time."
"I felt like he was with me as much as he could be... and still be in the public like he is."
"I think people have a right to anonymity... if you want to enter the public arena, recognize that you will be in the public arena."
"No one's more comfortable in the spotlight than Canelo."
"You're going to get to a point where everything you do is news."
"It's been agonizing, agonizing, painful, and humiliating thing I've ever had to go through. Oh, no one ever has to go through something like this."
"There's no other job that is going to be like where he'll be more famous..."
"Season Two is about the consequences of the publicity that surrounds Jesus and his followers."
"It doesn't always do anyone good in public life to always be answering and rebutting those claims."
"He doesn't like being famous, he doesn't want to be president."
"Politics is not a narrow set of selfish actions and maneuvers by some faraway bureaucrat. Politics is the realm of public life in which we all compete and cooperate for resources, rights, responsibilities, and ideals."
"If it can happen to Britney Spears, it can happen to anyone."
"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much." - Donald Rumsfeld
"Congratulations to Dame Kelly for coming out after 32 years."
"In 1928, a man destined to stand as tall as any Titan was about to re-enter public life."
"I now understand why celebrities are some of the most insecure people on the planet."
"And you know what? In hindsight, Karen would also die young and tragically and leave behind her adoring public."
"Public figures are often rewarded for taking care of their mental health."
"Many celebrities prefer to live their lives in peace and generally try to keep a low profile."
"You guys have watched me grow up since I was nine. My face is going to get different. Now I know how to do my own makeup, contour and everything. I'm not against surgery, I would never say no, but I don't desire it right now." - Kylie Jenner
"He has dominated political life in this country for over a year now."
"There's a fear of not fitting in, of standing out, and everything now is out there in the open for everyone to witness."
"But it's been quite a few things, but that's just what people do when you become a public figure."
"Dave says he's gonna stay out here, it's on celebrities."
"When you're a public figure, it is everyone's business."
"I'd rather get it wrong and learn from it painfully and publicly than not show up at all."
"Why does she stay posting? Why does she stay doing interviews talking about the madness?"
"You don't get to pick and choose when you want to be famous and when you don't."
"Be a good friend first of all and be an unapologetic and publicly catholic person."
"Social situation is not my forte, being surrounded by people asking for autographs."
"Do you guys know what it's like to be so famous? If they wear sunglasses wherever you go."
"I'm so famous...I thought I could take it off and kind of just go out and think."
"People are going to be clamoring to come beat you, get your signature when you go to the mall. I don't know if you're going to ready to handle it but don't let it get to your head."
"A lot of times, having wealth and/or notoriety became a prison."
"Seeing her this weekend on tremendous form proved that she isn't going anywhere from public life any time soon."
"Some celebrities argue that only a partner who is also in the spotlight can understand Fame's trappings."
"That's what happens when you got millions of people who wanna, you know what I mean, wanna see you or talk to you or be you."
"If you're a public figure, people are allowed to express opinions about the things you do publicly, but you're also as a human being who is a public figure allowed to have some things be private."
"Anyone in the public eye that has an awesome job as an athlete or an actor or whatever they have to work incredibly hard to be any good at the thing that they do and there's a lot of sacrifice in to achieve that."
"They feel like you're really starting to shine."
"Just be yourself. I think Megan Markle struggles because she cannot be herself and because of that she's just unable to do the things that are necessary."
"Lisa herself has also gone as far to say that she understood Michael Jackson's life under Paparazzi scrutiny."
"It's a fascinating business being out in public."
"It's quite obvious that we're witnessing a man going through something very severe."
"I think it's a scary idea to grow up in public... but if we can overcome that fear we have this wonderful chance of connecting with other human beings."
"The journey has been incredible, even when I'm out, I could literally be anywhere and someone has recognized me."
"It's crazy that people are like here and watching me grow and change."
"Some people are just made for the spotlight."
"Finding that balance between being your authentic self and putting your life out for public consumption is probably the most difficult thing ever."
"Public judgement 24/7 when you put your lives out there."
"Many have gone on to describe fame as a prison."
"They became nothing more than public front-facing celebrities... worried about being accountable to the actual people."
"Just being able to be 'Little Simsy' in public was really good for me."
"Maybe democracy isn't just a thing that's like tap water... being engaged in public life is not optional anymore."
"I think Prince Andrew's royal life is over because it's so tainted. It sticks unless he can find a way of proving his innocence."
"Best known for her role as Lizzie McGuire, Hilary Duff is a Disney darling who grew up on camera."
"He's scrappy and we've watched him go through what I think are the worst parts of his life on television."
"We cannot let faith leave our public square."
"It's a job, it's very difficult. I'm sure that a lot of people who want to kill me, want to destroy me, want to get me out there away, but I stand firm. I do see, I know that way you speak the truth."
"Popularity high and the checks rolling in, and that's it. That is all you ever."
"Johnny Depp being one of the most famous Hollywood actors who had all the money, all the fame, all the material things, all the women."
"Megan is transitioning out of the royal family step by step."
"You can't be in the public and then get mad when people render public judgments."
"I'm going to retire from being an idol starting today. I plan to continue to be in the spotlight as a proper artist."
"I wasn't a public person, but people knew Rashawn was married."
"My role is to survive and thrive in the public eye."
"It's genuinely awful being in the spotlight."
"Where was the man who once couldn't get enough of the spotlight?"
"The queen and her prince, their love story played out in front of the world's cameras across seven decades."
"Honestly, when I say I went public, people, I had less than a thousand followers on Instagram at the time."
"If you're a public figure and you do things publicly, people are allowed to criticize that."
"Privacy we have to think about all the things about when we are known as a human being in a public space."
"We live in a democracy so we can say what we want to say. I'm just simply saying if you don't want nobody in your business, don't put your business on the streets."
"I think that it's really sad for the Queen, a 93-year-old woman who's dedicated her whole life's work in this country to have seen this played out publicly like this."
"Despite the fact that the business side of me is quite public, the private side of both me and my wife is a little bit less public."
"Racism is the most dangerous charge you can throw against somebody in public life."
"The lockdown files are the most disgraceful set of documents ever released of British public life."
"Be honest all the time, especially if you're pursuing a life in the public eye."
"Attention youtubers when you hit a certain level of fame you lose a lot of your privacy that's why myself and so many other youtubers are against leaking private dms."
"Jones' journey reflects the challenges of navigating Fame at a young age and the subsequent pursuit of a more private and spiritual life."
"Let's never forget that that happened in British public life."
"Sometimes we would rather be a supporting role, versus, you know, the one that's getting judged for literally every moment of your life."
"That experience and part of the reason I'm writing, but it's like, I kind of know a little bit about that because I have a very weird job that puts me in the public eye."
"So, I think about it at like those two levels right there's a like what is it to be a young social media native person in America and then also like what does it mean to have parents that are sort of in public life."
"A public breakup, trying to block someone else's happiness."
"I transitioned on YouTube and saying that right now seems so crazy to me because I have literally grown up and transformed into me in front of all of you."
"My daughter recovered quickly from the incident, both mentally and physically, and funnily enough, it made her more confident to be in public."
"Our public life would go better if we engaged more directly and more explicitly with the big questions of philosophy."
"I think this might be Jay-Z's biggest public mistake."
"He wasn't only elusive on the field; he was elusive in public because that guy could hide in a crowd better than anybody I've ever seen."
"They want to be seen, they're comfortable in being in the public eye, I guess, in a way."
"Everybody's not gonna like you, and when you are a public figure, you get people that will talk about you, they will criticize you, it is what it is."
"You may be very successful on a public platform."
"Putting yourself out there in politics, in public life, can be immensely rewarding. But that's not all that's important in life by any means."
"Holding hands is intimate and like you know even those little body language things that people do being overly especially when you're in the limelight."
"...this period of reflection and reconciliation was not just limited to his public life..."
"'I belong to the public,' she said."
"...everybody is constantly living their life as a public performance on social media."
"A certain level of standards in public life is not an unreasonable ask."
"The political life is a life of excellence."
"I want to be in a healthy public marriage."
"You're famous. When famous people go out in public, what do you think is gonna happen? People are gonna call you out about it."
"Life happening and being in the public is really weird. That's never not weird."
"I've only ever gone incognito out in public one time."
"The more people know about you the more they trust you that's true in private life and it is true in public life."
"I think that above everything else, the sense of privacy is what any individual in public life misses."
"Being in public life, being elected to public life, having people measure you, you measuring yourself, in a state which was new to me back in 1964 and gradually accepted me has been the highest honor of my life. I've loved it. I've absolutely loved it."
"You're putting your life out there for the rest of the world to scrutinize, to give their input, to love you, to build you up, and to tear you down."
"It's becoming clear that people's private lives are fair game."
"It takes a person with big balls to live publicly, to fall down publicly, to get up publicly, to lose publicly and to win come."
"It's an impossible job. I would never want to be in that fishbowl. It's just a nightmare. It's just a pressure cooker for anxiety."
"At the end of the day, it's extremely traumatizing to have to go through the public scrutiny."
"A reminder perhaps or a filly of just the extent to which and a taster if you like for the Duchess of Sussex as she now is of the sort of media scrutiny she's gonna have to put up with that for the rest of her life isn't she."
"God and anything religious in public life is so rinsed of God that you can't even mention them."
"Queer people understand how difficult it is to come out, and I feel like it's a bit strange that people don't really think that applies to celebrities just because they're in the public eye."
"Malcolm came and he wasn't a Bible man, he wasn't from that kind of orientation that Christian orientation or church orientation. He came from the streets, so he was in touch with what was happening in the public life."
"No one on the planet earth can do something and have everyone [ __ ] with it there's gonna be people that I don't [ __ ] with it the difference is you went from being someone who lives a private life to living in front of a bunch of other people."
"The hollow rituals and cynicism of public life."
"There are times when this becomes, I think, profoundly harmful to a sense that there are standards of behavior in public life."
"Here was a rare politician who lived his life in the open."
"I mean just think about it having to constantly deal with reporters hounding you with questions every time you step outside your office must be annoying."
"Things happen when you're a human, and for those of us who happen to be public people or someone that people are interested in, it means a lot more. It becomes a lot more."
"How much public life has diminished for all of us when anyone so able and dedicated dies prematurely."
"Nobody likes to be judged, including me, but I've come to terms with it because I put myself out there."
"You've got to have a rhythm where what happens in the secret place will sustain what happens in the public place."
"He's like a famous person, you know, everybody stops us and takes selfies."
"Growing up in the shadow of stardom, Desi Arnaz Jr was born into the glare of the public Spotlight."
"A lot of people say like, 'I'm a celebrity in public,' 'cause I'm not a celebrity, I'm just the same [ __ ] as y'all."
"We appreciate you bringing us into your day-to-day life, it's a special thing for a person to be able to be open and free with the public."
"There's definitely just a faction of people that are just dedicated to hating every move that they make, and that has to be frustrating."
"Everybody should be able to get out of their houses, enjoy the public spaces and go about their business without any fear of violence or retribution."
"Having everyone know who you are and expecting a response from you can be overwhelming."
"We need to become more serious about eliminating Russian influence from our public life."
"Mr. Trudeau's wife and children have played a prominent role in his political career."
"That boundary between us is the public world where we both belong."
"It was the first time that I went public with the relationship that I should have maybe taken the time to get to know him."
"Everywhere I go, people laugh when they see me."
"I think Christine Lagarde in her public life has exhibited a great deal of courage."
"Show business is generally agreed that any public man owes his position to the public."
"...enjoys a close relationship often spotted at industry events and film festivals..."
"They're now right in the middle of the spotlight."
"Most of us ask about those in the public eye, 'Is he really the real thing? Life doesn't change backstage for Chuck. He lives the same life in front of every person he meets."