Ian Hacking Quotes

I didn't feel ever that people needed to know who I was.

I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.

I'm a private person in many ways.

I like to keep some things to myself, because its called a private life, not public.

I am not generous about telling people who I am and what I like to do because it's my life and it only belongs to me and my friends and family.

Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.

I don't talk to anybody about my personal life, and maybe that perpetuates it, too. But it's really important to own what you want to own and keep it to yourself.

All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.

At some level I've got to have a private life.

Personal life? I'd like to keep it private.

I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you?

I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life private, even in a public forum like writing.

I keep my private life to myself, and that's going to continue.

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just private.

It sounds so trite, but my private life is mine.

I think you can decide how much of yourself you're willing to make public.

I want my personal life to be personal.

I like to keep my personal life private.

I try to keep my private life kind of private.

It's nothing sinister but my private life belongs to me.

I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.

I'm not about to talk about what's romantic in my life - I figure if you talk about it once, then that's an open invitation for everyone to dig into your personal life even further. So, I just keep my private life to myself.

My private life is the most precious thing to me.

I like to keep most of my private life private.