Quotes About Transparency

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

Just because you're upfront with someone doesn't mean you're an honest person; you might just be someone in the passenger seat.

Most banks tell their customers that they only pay a small upfront fee for international payments. But in reality, customers pay much more.

It's easier when you're just upfront with somebody. You can just learn and grow from it.

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

We must uphold the fighting of tigers and flies at the same time, resolutely investigating law-breaking cases of leading officials and also earnestly resolving the unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems which happen all around people.

Sometimes people get upset when you tell the truth, when you share the facts as science dictates.

Honesty I can take. Lies I get upset about.

I'm not going to just refrain from giving information I hear just because it might upset some people.

I know women at work who don't talk about having a baby because they don't want to upset the apple cart, but unless people know what the problems are, why should they engage with it?

You want to know how I'm feeling? Just look at me, and I'll tell you how I'm feeling. Nothing is hidden. I'm all out there. I cry like a baby, I get upset, I stamp my feet. I'm not stoic.

I never want to make people upset, but sometimes we may. When I interview people, I try to make it clear that our obligation is to what we uncover and to telling that story and to presenting it fairly and making sure everyone has a say.

We can't just choose to tell some facts and not others because we don't want to upset people. We have to tell it like it is.

Secrecy in science does not work. Withholding information does more damage to us than to our competitors.

Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.

Our work is to present things that are as they are.

We have 25 or so years invested in the work. Why should I make the data available to you, when your aim is to try to find something wrong with it.

I think the entire pharmaceutical industry has a lot of work to do to restore public trust.

If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation.

During my work there I came across some very significant issues that I started reporting in December of 2001 to the mid-level management within the FBI.

The Church ever operates in full light. There is no secrecy about its doctrine, aim, or work.

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't work for me.

I think the success of my work stems from being truthful.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.