Private Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old private quotes, private sayings, and private proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Maybe the private life wasn't forever. Maybe everyone got it for a little while and then spent the rest of their lives remembering. Ann Patchett
I don't know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower. Banksy
Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. Criss Jami
It's called a private life for a reason - it's mine, and it's special and sacred. Lili Reinhart
If the private life of the sea could ever be transposed onto paper, it would talk not about rivers or rain or glaciers or of molecules of oxygen and hydrogen, but of the millions of encounters its waters have shared with creatures of another nature. Federico Chini
Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Private lives are more important than public reputations. G.K. Chesterton
She lived in private with her own horror. Irish Murdoch
Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyone's got a free range for you. Jason Statham
I had led a private life and wanted to die a private death. Jean Harris
The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life becomes. Kevin McCloud
No one's personal life is in the public interest. It's gossip, bottom line, end of story. Kevin Spacey
It's nothing sinister but my private life belongs to me. MyAnna Buring
I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected. Vladimir Putin
I have a confession to make. I hate voir dire. I despise prying into other people's lives because I wouldn't want them prying into mine. Paul Levine
People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they're much more open. Paulo Coelho
What people do in their private lives is their business, and shouldn't be anybody else's business. Rob Lowe
It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent. Shakira
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you. David Beckham
It's all mine, it's all sacred. Jamie Weise
I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me. Jesse Ventura
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. Mark Twain
I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life. Pat Burns
I do not believe the government has the right to investigate somebody's private life. Rahm Emanuel
It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals. George Washington