Doris Kearns Goodwin Quotes

I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.

To have a public life, you still have the right to a private life.

For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance.

My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.

Any privacy in public is a hard thing to negotiate.

Perhaps the greatest challenge has been trying to keep my time to myself and my private life private in order to do my job. Everything that is most mine belongs to everyone now.

I'm a very loyal and very private person when it comes to my personal life. But I obviously do have Twitter and Instagram, and I will share some of the things I'm doing.

My private life is very private, and I have chosen not to live in America or England, where you are so exposed and can't fight against it.

I'd like to keep my personal life private. In reality, I know that's not possible. In the present, I'm trying to pretend it's possible.

The assumption should be that we will not appear in print or the blogosphere. Having dinner should not be fodder for Facebook. And this is just as true for 'public personalities' as it is for the average person. After all, even people in the public eye have a right to a private life.

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

Nothing in human life is inherently private.

Sometimes I like to think it would be nice if you just had a character, and your personal life was your personal life. My life is definitely out there, you know?

The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life becomes.

Celebrity damages private life.

My private life stays private.

Even people in public life are entitled to some zone of privacy.

Can public men have private lives?

As an elected official, I live a very public life. That elected figures live under something of a microscope is perhaps a necessary condition for an informed public, and yet, even as a public official, I maintain very personal documents that are not intended for public view.

Everyone knows I'm married; I just don't discuss it. Because it's a part of my life that I'd rather keep private... When your whole life is played out in front of everybody, for your sanity, you need parts that are just yours.

I am almost neurotically private myself. Because I think it's an important distinction to make between privacy and public sphere.

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

I have always seen myself as an athlete. Of course, I made the mistake of unintentionally opening the door to my private life by just a crack. I wouldn't do the same thing again. It has to be accepted that my private life is private, and if that isn't the case, I have to do something about it.

While I accept that there are certain things about my private life that will always be of interest to the public, it would be better if you give the same amount of attention to issues that matter as well.

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.