Quotes About Transparency

Good writers are visible just behind their words.

A good leader shares information, even if they don't know the whole story. Without any information, people create their own, which causes fear and paranoia.

There are no secrets on an successful software project. Both good and bad news must be able to move up and down the ptoject hierarchy without restriction.

Better to have bad news that's true than good news we made up

I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought; but it's been my experience that a good many more use it instead of thought.

If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

A TV show can't hold people and institutions to account like good journalism can.

I'm a pretty bad liar, and I'm not very good at keeping secrets.

I'm a pretty bad liar, and I'm not very good at keeping secrets. I'm one of those people who is like, "Let me tell you what happened today. You're never going to believe it!"

Having an enemy that is visible out in the daylight is a good thing.

I'm not very good at lying.

No government should be without critics. If its intentions are good then it has nothing to fear from criticism.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie.

Democracies die behind closed doors. . . . When government begins closing doors, it selectively controls information rightfully belonging to the people. Selective information is misinformation.

It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.

We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk.

A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.

When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.

The essence of good government is trust.

Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.

No government functions without the grease of corruption.

Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule.