Quotes About Truthfulness

What of architectural beauty I now see, I know has gradually grown from within outward, out of the necessities and character of the indweller, who is the only builder, – out of some unconscious truthfulness, and nobleness, without ever a thought for the appearance; and whatever additional beauty of this kind is destined to be produced will be preceded by a like unconscious beauty of life.

simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men's lives;

My interviewing style and my approach to things is that, yes, it's okay to be sincere; it's okay to be yourself; it's okay to be real.

A young man who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and will be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord.

I can't keep my trap shut in interviews - I'm not very good at dissembling.

Tell the truth no matter who it hurts.

Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!

My first wish is to be simple in my actions, truthful in my speech, honest in my opinions, and natural in my behavior. In other words, I want to be clean in mind, heart, and body.

Regardless of how funny I want to be, I don't ever have a problem speaking from my heart or speaking honestly to people.

I think fans can tell if you just slap a skateboarder on a game - you can't fool kids.

I think there's probably a perception that I did try to mislead people, that I tried to not be forthright about everything I knew about Zach Smith, Courtney Smith situation, which was not the case at all.

I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy.

A noble heart should not belie its thoughts; it wants to reveal itself even to its inmost depths. There everything is good, at least everything is human.

... love given without free will or truthfulness wasn't love at all.

I love people who are very honest and very open and don't pretend to be anything they're not.

This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.

It is easier to lie to yourself than hear others tell you that tell you that you are a fool.

It's not lying when you do it to officers!

How can one respect people as members of the human race unless one holds them to a standard of conduct and truthfulness?

To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness, a readiness to put one's own pleasures aside for that of others, to be courteous to all, kind to those younger than yourself, helpful to your parents, even if helpfulness demands some slight sacrifice of your own pleasure. . .you must remember that these two qualities are the signs of Christian heroism.

Be honest to all people all the time.

To express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself—that, my friend, is very hard to do.

Honestly expressing yourself...it is very difficult to do. I mean it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky and be flooded with a cocky feeling and then feel like pretty cool...or I can make all kind of phony things, you see what I mean, blinded by it or I can show you some really fancy movement. But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself...now that, my friend, is very hard to do.

Honesty and love. — Frankness and truthfulness to myself and to the one I love. Truthful between two as one. You are part of my life, no pride, vanity, or anger involved.