Quotes About Transparency

Here at Shenanigans Neighborhood Bar and Grill, we don't put up with actual shenanigans.

If there's anything I've learned in twenty-five years, it's that the more honest you are about what you think, the more you sit in solitude with your own thoughts.

I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.

The greatest gift we can bring to any relationship wherever we go is being who we are.

Say what we mean, and mean what we say. If we don't know what we mean, be quiet and think about it. If our answer is, "I don't know," say "I don't know." Learn to be concise. Stop taking people all around the block. Get to the point and when we make it, stop.

We can tell the truth. Lying about what we think, how we feel, and what we want isn't being polite—it's lying. We

Platitudes might satisfy for a short time, father—but soon or late, the people will realize they are being fed form without substance. What I tell them must be the truth, and I must believe it, and I must hold to it.

Whatever we say We're always telling each other exactly what we want them to know... We are always telling each other The truth Even when We're lying

We live in a world where everything tends to get oversold, then all too often under-delivers. I'd prefer to be known for the opposite.

It is impossible to nurture one's own or another's spiritual growth when the core of one's being and identity is shrouded in secrecy and lies.

When [...] you're putting out your best, it's hard to hide.

we the people should expect integrity from the news media and unbiased reporting of newsworthy events.

activities of Congress so that they can be studied by the public. Additionally, the Senate has the Senate Journal, and the House has the House Journal. These records can be obtained online.

I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations

Read backwards. When you research a company's financial reports, start reading on the last page and slowly work your way toward the front. Anything that the company doesn't want you to find is buried in the back—which is precisely why you should look there first.

It must never be forgotten that a stockholder is an owner of the business and an employer of its officers. He is entitled not only to ask legitimate questions but also to have them answered, unless there is some persuasive reason to the contrary.

If you never write anything down then no one knows exactly what you said so you can always change it.

The truth cannot be hidden.

People have to share everything they do these days, from meals, to nights out, to selfies of themselves half naked in a mirror The borders between public and private are dissolving

One obvious palliative of the evils of democracy in its present form would be to encourage much more publicity and initiative on the part of civil servants. They ought to have the right, and, on occasion, the duty, to frame Bills in their own names, and set forth publicly the arguments in their favor.

Clarity, above all, has been my aim.

Charles Spurgeon's words: "You may conceal your infirmity, even from your dearest friend, but you will not conceal it from your worst enemy.

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. Psalm 139:23

Make it easy for those in need. Make their provision plain to see.