Quotes About Transparency

I speak very quickly, even for an elected public servant. So if I fast-talk you, I'm not trying to mislead you.

People who purposefully mislead the public about issues as important as our kids' education have absolutely no place at the table.

I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading them.

Holding our own government to account for the use of its power is, in my view, the highest mission of a U.S. news organization.

I don't like to hide the errors I make. Any time I'm doing a mistake, I'm just saying it.

I make my mistakes in public.

I also feel that I have been very honest with my friends, my family and also with the public about the mistakes that I've made and the challenges that I've gone through.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

The truth is what facts are. I like facts. I like things to line up and be clear, and when we are honest and true about things, it helps things to make sense, and it cuts out a lot of the fat that gets in the way and causes for the misunderstandings that I believe lead to violence and... dysfunction, etc.

You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he's been financially. He's a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person that is trying to hide things, or do things? No.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.

With Bitcoin, no one has a monopoly of information.

Monsters aren't as scary if you start shining lights on them.

If I was in a bad mood, then maybe I won't talk about it, but you're going to know about it somehow. If something was bothering me, maybe I would have acted a little bit like a child, meaning I go break something in a room.

The immoral cannot be made moral through the use of secret law.

Every day I get more and more honest.

We need more people like me who are real and aren't afraid to take a little criticism.

I feel like the more real we are, the more people will respect that.

What was so comforting was that the more I started being honest on my blog, the more people responded.

Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.

The more people that choose to live an honest and genuine life, the better it is for everyone.

People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything.