Quotes About Transparency

That's what us northern people do don't we? Don't mince our words, just say it how it is.

I've been very honest with the press. The only thing I have ever had done is my nose.

But I do always want to be honest, because if you have something in your head that you would like changed or that you think some way, then, I mean, I'm not going to sit up here and be a robot and lie to you. It's not fair to you, it's not fair to me.

I'm not interested in story lines or trash-talk.

I wanted fans to know that I'm human and not perfect.

I don't like people who hide things. We're not perfect, we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

I came into the game showing you that I'm no angel. I'm not perfect and this is why I tell people off the top.

One of the best ways to see how critical being present is to effective leadership is to notice what being absent, distracted, hiding something, and/or agenda-driven does to people's ability to trust, respect, and have confidence in you.

The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.

You can only be yourself, and it sounds cheesy, but when it comes to filmmaking, there's really nowhere to hide.

In modern life, we hide behind ourselves. In Shakespeare, there's nowhere left to hide. It's life, larger than life, and every actor has to raise their game to get there.

Actors are very demanding because they have nowhere to hide. If I write a scene, it doesn't turn out very well, I don't ever have to show it to anyone; when you turn the camera on, or when you walk on stage, they have to feel like what's happening is real.

It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects, unprecedentedly hostile toward the news-gathering process.

I don't think anyone would object to Facebook selling ads or having ads directed at me, as long as people didn't think those ads were manipulated by personal data.

Nothing is more important to those of us at CIA than our obligation to earn the trust of our fellow citizens.

I try to understand the rules and follow them. And I try to make sure that I'm disclosing my obligations.

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.

Be obscure clearly.

Central banking often comes across as obscure and complicated, and we try to help the public understand what we do.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

I never felt the need to introduce all the obstacles in my past when I say, 'Hello, my name is Nate.' But at the same time, I've never hidden from it.

For me, it's always been so obvious that the less we can edit our lives and more we show how normal we all are, the better.

Sadly, journalism doesn't always state the obvious.