Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting. Votes: 3
There is no business like show business. There is also no business like certified public accounting, but that doesn't rhyme as well. Votes: 3
An identity based in the one-way love of God does not take into account public opinion or, thankfully, even personal opinion. Votes: 1
State courts usually rule that correspondence between government officials, about government business, are public records, whether they use their government e-mail accounts or private ones. Votes: 1
National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account. Votes: 1
How do we ensure in the case of public goods that they are provided at all, and that they are provided at the right level, taking into account citizens' preferences? Votes: 1
The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense. Votes: 1
Many words are not wanting to show that the particular view of each court occasioned the dangers which affected the public tranquillity; yet the whole is charged to my account. Nor is this sufficient. Votes: 1
I love a hotel that offers Wi-Fi Internet access, especially if it's free. But I never access sensitive information, like my bank account or an online shopping site that stores my credit card information, on a public Wi-Fi connection. Votes: 1
I was never a Certified Public Accountant... I just had a degree in accounting. The reason I was never a Certified Public Accountant was because it would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. Votes: 1
Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions? Votes: 1
A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads. Votes: 1
Home base is the support system where we have a culinary team, my own writers because of the shows and the books and stuff, we have a culinary team of about six people. Marketing, public relations, accounting and all that sort of stuff. Votes: 1
It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that measurement regimes are proportionate and that the targets take full account of the other reforms that are under way. Votes: 1
Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting. Votes: 1
Journalists have sometimes looked to my Twitter account and quoted me from there, and that's fine because that's public domain. I know exactly what I'm doing when I post something on Twitter; in a way, it's saying, 'This is who I am, and I don't have anything to hide.' Votes: 1
My public Facebook page is what it is. My Twitter account is sort of what it is, but if I'm totally honest with you, that is not my personal, private self. I have another Facebook page that is devoted to my dear friends and family, and they can keep in touch with me that way. Votes: 1
With demands for special education or standardized test prep being shouted in their ears, public schools can't always hear a parent when he says: 'I want my child to be able to write contracts in Spanish,' or, 'I want my child to shake hands firmly,' or, 'I want my child to study statistics and accounting, not calculus.' Votes: 1
I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. Votes: 0
Unfortunately, WorldCom is not the only company caught up in this kind of accounting scandal. The impact this will have on the general public is yet to be seen. Votes: 0
Accounting is the language of business. Votes: 5 Warren Buffett
Public opinion wins wars. Votes: 3 Dwight D. Eisenhower