Quotes About Transparency

If you're successful in the market, it should be because you have the best products. Then your customers like you, not because then you cut corners, or you get a tax break, or you don't inform authorities about how things actually are.

I believe people have a right to know what's going on with their information and how it's collected, how it's stored and who gets it.

True information does good.

I have many times made public information that the government wanted to keep secret, information that the public has a right to know.

If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are conditions for development.

I think that's the beauty of elections: You can't hide from who you are. The more honestly and directly you communicate to people why you're doing this, the way in which you want to serve them, I just think that the better, more informed decision that they can make.

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.

It's one thing to tell people to make informed decisions, but that's difficult when there is no information.

As a former school teacher, I know the importance of keeping everyone informed of what is going on in our schools.

People need to see where their dollars are going and what infrastructure is being built.

My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'

Ingredients should not read like a chemistry experiment!

In 49 countries around the world, including all of Europe, people have the opportunity of knowing whether or not they are eating food which contains genetically engineered ingredients. In the United States, we don't.

You should always read the ingredients in coconut water. It should say 100% coconut water.

This is politics. In politics, you only show the cake but not the ingredients. The time will come when I show you the cake and the ingredients.

A lot of my honesty, and wanting to be as authentic as possible, came from coming out of bands like S Club 7 - things that felt glossy, you know? And with the rise of social media, there was an initial backlash against that glossiness, too. And then, I don't know, somehow it managed to get lost again.

I've never done a fake injury or something like that. If I look tired, in pain, it's because this is true.

Without trust, the most essential element of innovation - conflict - becomes impossible.

Innovative cultures transparently document spending, admit mistakes, and ask how they can do better.

People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.

To help the parents make the choice of which school to send their child to, I would insist that schools are graded on a simple basis that parents can understand, A through F. The way Florida is done.

My Instagram is all me. I like to keep it very personal, and I'd like to keep it that way. You don't really follow to see promotional things at all times. It's my connection with my fans.

People look up to me, like my music, and even follow me on Instagram because they know I'm keeping it real with them.

I'm a big believer in honesty, and in this Instagram world, it's important to remember that not everyone's lives are perfect.