Quotes About Directness

I'm not like a poker player. I'm not into bluff. My way is to look someone in the eye and tell them the way I'm intending to go. My cards are always on the table.

I'm a businessman who puts up his own money, so I don't have time to hear about emotion. I gotta get right to the point. I'm going to tell you the truth, I'm going to address the elephant in the room, and we'll all move forward.

I'm the kind of guy if you ask me a question I'll tell you the truth if it's hurting me or not. If it's good or bad, I'll cut to the chase and that's the way it is.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

Joe Jackson is a great man. The problem that people have with my father is that he tells it like it is. He's just straight up and doesn't beat around the bush. Tough love.

I'd rather have someone who tells me straight up what happens rather than sweet things that I want to hear.

Plus, he was a plainspoken man. Four decades later, when former Mistys were interviewed, they to a man spoke of Day's bluntness. "He called a spade a fucking spade," one said.

The S in SPARK stands for Speak with Candor.

Je t'aime est sans nuances. Il supprime les explications, les aménagements, les degrés, les scrupules.

I'm not much to talk about. What you see is what you get.

Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

She thinks in a straight line," said Tsanko. "There are no detours in this woman.

He added pointedly

I never, ever in my life tried to be outrageous. I've only ever tried to say what was truly on my mind and not pull punches about it.

You don't mince words." "Just garlic.

And take your fucking arm out from under my head. Cuddling is for closers.

If you wanted to see my cock that badly, you could just have asked.' 'No doubt a thing o' haunting beauty but i came for something else.

Don't be vague, ask for Haig.

I don't want it to be so complicated - promoters, a business plan, none of that.

I know the pros and cons of being absolutely blunt.

I know the pros and cons of not being diplomatic.

Rhesus. Thy way is mine, friend. Straight I run my race In word and deed, and bear no double tongue.

New York is the biggest city, biggest fan base, and they don't sugarcoat nothing around here.

I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.