Public Perception Quotes

“I am crushed by your poor opinion
But will endeavor to carry on.”
― Amanda Quick, Second Sight

“You just need to be convincing enough to fool the public. That’s easy.”
― Sol Luckman, Cali the Destroyer

“Simply to make the accusation is to prove it. To hear the allegation is to believe it. No motive for the perpetrator is necessary, no logic or rationale is required. Only a label is required. The label is the motive. The label is the evidence. The label is the logic. Why did Coleman Silk do this? Because he is an x, because he is a y, because he is both. First a racist and now a misogynist. It is too late in the century to call him a Communist, though that is the way it used to be done. A misogynistic act committed by a man who already proved himself capable of a vicious racist comment at the expense of a vulnerable student. That explains everything. That and the craziness.”
― Philip Roth, The Human Stain

“It's my job to play this role that I'm cast in to the very best of my ability, the same as any other actor. You can't possibly be yourself in the public eye. All the little things that make us human don't stand up under the scrutiny of the camera. [on being a public figure]”
― Adrian Lamo

“The reality an individual created for themselves during life, and its rippling impact on others is where the decision on the significance of their legacy lies and not in their longevity.”
― Stewart Stafford