Quotes About Transparency

He that uses many words for the explaining any subject doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink.

Sri Lanka's problems were caused by declining even-handedness and transparency of its democratic processes and institutions.

Our food chain is in crisis. Big agribusiness has made profits more important than your health—more important than the environment—more important than your right to know how your food is produced. But beneath the surface, a revolution is growing.

There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation.

Truth must be spoken however it be taken.

If privacy had a gravestone it might read: 'Don't Worry. This Was for Your Own Good.

Equally important, the words of the First Amendment assume, and even insist on, a citizenry that not only has access to whatever information the government may have on them but control over the information as well.

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution empowers Congress and makes the United States a democracy by guaranteeing that the people's representatives will know what governmental agencies are

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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don't trust ambiguity.

As one instance of this, be always ready to own any fault you have been in. If you have at any time thought, spoken, or acted wrong, be not backward to acknowledge it. Never dream that this will hurt the cause of God; no, it will further it. Be therefore open and frank when you are taxed with anything; do not seek either to evade or disguise it; but let it appear just as it is, and you will thereby not hinder but adorn the Gospel.

Sounds Machiavellian to me. I like to see what I'm aiming at, and go straight for it.' 'Most people don't, even though they'd protest that they do. They prefer to be coaxed or wheedled, or even driven. That way they never make a mistake:

We all have a right to our private lives; it's living a secret life that gets us in trouble.

For me, trust is the first casualty of secrecy… integrity is probably the next.

Life is so much easier if we get these little truths out of the way, don't you think?

The obvious difference between Paul and us is that Paul bragged about his weakness, and we try to hide it.

Live your life transparently so other women will see that Jesus loves the weak, the weary, the wounded, and the sinner, and perhaps they, too will be emboldened to stop faking it.

Anyone who professes to be an ideal leader or a true leader has to be selfless, accountable, transparent, principled, inspiring, punctual, humble, responsible and responsive all-round and at all times. -Emeasoba George

Every person in any relationship right here or out there ought to be telling each other anything and everything at all times. No secrets, no lies. Yes! any relationship less than that is an untrue relationship, (mark you). -Emeasoba George

You're so easy to read but the book is boring me.

Honest people don't hide their deeds.

The thought beneath so slight a film—Is more distinctly seen—As laces just reveal the surge—Or Mists—the Apennine—

A great deal of the reticence of diplomacy had, I think history shows, much better be spoken out.

The least veracious man will tell truly the color of his coat, the hour of his dinner, the materials of his shoes.