Thomas de Quincey Quotes

Every day I make predictions that don't come anywhere close to the mark.

The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.

The public is never wrong.

I dread the idea of seeming to intrude my views too often upon the public

We did not cover ourselves with glory. We predicted the day before the war broke out that it was not going to break out.

I think that there is a tendency to underestimate the public.

Critics can get you critical acclaim - nothing more than that. Success or failure depends on the public.

There's stigmas attached to anything that makes you, in the public's eye, seem weak. So of course, you know, you're in a business where your image, and the way people perceive you, you are taught, is important.

Political shenanigans come and go, yet often what feels like a big deal in Westminster fails to get a mention on the news. As a result, the public wisely let most of the hurly-burly of politics wash over their heads.

I don't understand the public, but I do believe the public is oversold and underrated every day. Give the people something interesting, something to chew on, I say.

I'm not sure I buy the argument that the public is more mistrustful - the debate will always garner that kind of traction because anything the BBC does is always in the spotlight.

Public support will dwindle if the public thinks that free movement means undermining of social security systems... we need to get that right.

Allegations become facts, and facts become truth in the eyes of the public, whether they are true or not.

We were put together by the public, they voted for us to be in the band. So we were very much the public's band.

Welsh rugby has done its dirty washing in public. It's nothing new. We're a tribal bunch. If warring parties want to sway public opinion, they do it in the public arena.

The public doesn't adopt radical concepts very quickly.

The public is to the left not simply of New Labour, but the political and media classes as a whole.

People think, 'Oh, I don't need to worry about him,' and they underestimate me because I am a rapper.

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who don't like Robbie Williams but he is presented to the public in such a way that they have no choice.

The fact that many journalists approach the Clintons - especially Hillary Clinton - with a presumption that she has done something that if it's not outright corrupt is at least worthy of looking into, inevitably colors the way the public views the former secretary of state, and the way they respond to her in the polls.

We have all said things that are offensive when taken out of context. You don't need to tell the public to be repelled. They will tell you they are repelled.

As far as fan perception, it's probably worse than it should be. I think it's getting better, but I think I still get perceived based on the things I did earlier in my career.

People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.

White House staff spends enormous amounts of time planning a president's every move so that his public persona reflects the mood of the public.

It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.