Quotes about "Politics & Government"

When I first started touring, we had a crappy van, and we would all share rooms. So for many years as a grown adult woman, I would share a bed with a bandmate, whether it would be Jimmy Tamborello from the Postal Service or Pierre De Reeder from Rilo Kiley, just a pillow barrier between us sleeping on the same bed. ”

One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone. ”

There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo. ”

The truth is, you can be honest with your friends - but you just can't be honest with the general public if you want to keep your friends. ”

Me just being myself in public or on TV is the biggest nightmare in the world. ”

When I worked in the Obama White House, people in national security positions had been uneasy making broad public arguments, particularly about political matters. ”

Many have observed that Elizabeth Edwards could be a political figure in her own right. She has never had an interest in that. ”

My greatest fear is speaking in public. You meet, like, um, people who just concentrate on me. I'd rather not have everyone focus on me. ”

My greatest fear is speaking in public. ”

In Hollywood, she's revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I've never heard anyone in the public or among my friends say, 'Oh, I love Winona Ryder.' ”