Famous quotes containing the words public and/or figures:
“The Muse is mute when public men
Applaud a modern throne.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I’m not going to deny that you don’t now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)