Quotes About Transparency

When you have something to say, silence is a lie

Ni miento ni me arrepiento

Nasa isip ng lahat na ang gobyerno, bilang isang institusyong likha ng tao, ay nangangailangan ng tulong ng lahat, nangangailangan ito ng magpapakita at magpapaalam sa mga tunay na pangyayari.

Ensuring that we have a well-informed public citizenry is important for a well-functioning democracy, and that in turn requires an active and diverse media.

But after years of practice I've come to feel grateful when I observe these unskillful patterns arise, because now I would rather see them than not see them. It becomes another chance to unhook from these patterns, to see their essential transparency, and to let go of the burden they bring.

It won't be long before we'll be deafened by the screeches of whistles being blown by whistle-blowers blowing the whistle on themselves.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

There's no way they weren't aware that we were watching them. They wanted us to see! It was like they were running a nonstop, year-round episode of How It's Made by Aliens.

To quote the Almanac: "People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up.

Almanac: "People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up.

People who live in glass houses should shut the fuck up.

The Facts were right there waiting for me,hidden in old books written by people who weren't afraid to be honest

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.

Nichts belastet den politisch Handelnden schuldvoller als Verschweigen, er muß die Wahrheit sagen, sei sie noch so drückend, nur die Wahrheit steigert die Kraft, den Willen, die Vernunft.

suspects.85 What legislative reforms of policing are crucial? Five are especially important: (1) expand the liability standards for police officers and the departments that employ them; (2) outlaw particularly dangerous police practices; (3) authorize suits against federal law enforcement officials who violate the Constitution; (4) mandate data collection about policing; and (5) increase transparency as to policing

If you cannot—in the long run—tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless.

No secret can be kept for long. It is one of the truths of this world.

We do recognise the need to move towards the publication of information showing the progress made by pupils from one stage of their education to another.

When we choose to share things, the question is whether we can do so without changing or sugar-coating what we are saying. For

An honest answer is like a warm hug.

We must pray who we actually are, not who we think we should be.

What we've seen in government for so often is that people have been shady - about their roles, hiding things, not releasing things.

I am releasing a comprehensive ethics plan because our people should be able to trust that their government is working for them.

One must be frank to be relevant.