Alvaro De Soto Quotes

Examine our every action through the lens of how we would feel if it were to become front page news.

Showing your life so public is a mistake sometimes, but I blame myself as much as anyone else.

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily.

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.

I don't have the luxury of doing things privately.

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

In 'Straight Talking,' I had bared my soul, and the press attention had been overwhelming. There were times when I felt scared and vulnerable, regretting the articles I had written to publicize the book, regretting I had opened my life up for all to see.

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.

It's time to save the U.N. from its own scandals and mismanagement. It's time for U.N. Reform with teeth.

You have to assume that everything you do is public knowledge. Everything. Because now everyone is a reporter. Everyone is a photographer.

When I talk to young people about entering government, I tell them, “Now think of the worst thing you’ve ever done in your life. Don’t tell me what it is. Now think about having it on the 10 o’clock news.”

Public men are bees working in a glass hive.

Secrecy is essential to committee deliberations because members would be wary of exploring ideas or exchanging views if there were a substantial possibility of an embarrassing leak.

Whenever you do a thing, tho' it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly.

If there's more than one person—including yourself—in a room, consider anything said to be on the record and a probable headline in the morning paper.

Whistleblowers are moral narcissists who dread living with the corrupted self more than being shunned by others.

… it is at home and not in public that one should wash ones dirty linen.

Stop blaming the world—look inside!

Misrepresentation of public Measures is easily overthrown, by representing public Measures truly; when they are honest, they ought to be publicly known, that they may be publicly commended, but if they are knavish or pernicious, they ought to be publicly exposed, in order to be publicly detested.

In Washington, and wherever two or more politicians may gather, he who does not get caught has ‘character’ and he who gets caught has none..

I won't criticise anyone else's statements, and the public will make up their own minds. And if the public think that any side or any individual has strayed too far away from what's expected of public representatives, then they'll make that judgement.

I made bad decisions. That being said - the question is, does the public care about that?

An artist's responsibility is a lot. I can't deny and escape from the responsibility. You have to be very guarded about your personal behaviour, future plans, etc.

I'd like to give anyone else a go at being scrutinised. Daily. It's not easy.

Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.