Quotes About Transparency

The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That's the moment you may be starting to get it right." —Neil Gaiman, University of the Arts commencement speech

Si no tienes nada que esconder, no debes preocuparte por tu privacidad,

The moral of the story is, whenever possible, do print/text interviews via email. A paper trail will give you evidence and recourse if people misbehave.

The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That's the moment you may be starting to get it right.

In a democracy it is ultimately for us, the citizens, to judge where to place the balance between security and privacy, safety and liberty. It's our lives and liberties that are threatened, not only by terrorism but also by massive depredations of our privacy in the name of counter-terrorism. If those companies from which governments actually take most of our intimate details want to show that they are still on the side of the angels, they had better join this struggle for transparency too.

Take responsibility for what you communicate with others. "What is truth?

Take responsibility for what you communicate with others.

We are free only insofar as we exercise control over what people know about us, and in what circumstances they come to know it. During

We are free only insofar as we exercise control over what people know about us, and in what circumstances they come to know it.

Ninguém (excepto, talvez, um tirano) tem uma vida privada capaz de sobreviver à exposição pública com intenções hóstis.

E poi, meglio non scrivere e passare per finto che scrivere e togliere ogni dubbio.

The first person we have to tell the truth to is ourselves. If we are not going to be honest with ourselves, there is little possibility that we will treat anyone else differently.

And obviously, with hindsight now, now knowing what went on in the company, it would have been absolutely appropriate back then for us to have the chief executive of the company, most senior person in the United Kingdom, come and answer for the policy they were pursuing. And we ducked that, and frankly that's a failure of Parliament.

Honesty, which seems "old-fashioned" to the fast crowd, is the basis of all enduring success, since it brings with it knowledge of the self.

Excuses tell me two things about a person; they aren't honest with themselves, or others, and they believe I can't see they are lying to both of us - Tom too tall Cunningham

It is now clear that major irregularities did not occur.

Most of India's 300 odd news channels are making losses and are dependent on dubious cross holding, black money and dodgy private equity investors, both foreign and Indian.

If I do get offended, you'll probably know about it because I'm very honest and I don't hold back when it comes to speaking my mind.

You just can't go wrong when you're honest. If somebody's offended by that, it's really quite too bad.

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

My obligation is to disclose companies in which I'm an officer, a director, or an investor.

I am open with the players, with my media officer, and also the media.

Do I acknowledge that there are some law enforcement officers that abuse their job? Yes.

One of my officers said to me that Trinidad and Tobago is seen like an ATM card... you come in with the card and you come back out with cash. It cannot happen anymore. It just cannot happen.