Quotes About Transparency

I am honest and want to hear what the people have to say. I do not want to enrich myself in this job.

We are not entering into politics to acquire power.

Telling kids the truth isn't always entirely possible, but talking to them is.

Anything done in secret is more likely to result in terrible errors.

I think some people still don't really know what ethical fashion is.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

I've never been a fan of euphemism.

I just try to keep it real with myself and everybody else.

First, you must remain true to your values and priorities. Never violate your personal values or principles simply in order to get money. This may involve adopting such traits as always acting with honesty, integrity, and compassion in how you make your money; not doing harm to others; and being transparent in your goals and objectives.

So I need the story, Jenna. I need the truth. Right, like the two are the same thing.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

We must speak the truth if we are to be a great nation

not as if they won't know the truth soon

Hey you! Look down. Your stupid is showing.

One great difference between good writing, that readers overlook, and bad writing, that they fail to notice, has to do with the number of rewrites and revisions usually required by the former. It isn't at all easy to write clear, declarative prose—transparency evolves from ruthless cutting and trimming and is hard work—while lumpy, tangle-footed writing flows from the pen as if inspired by the Muse.

Ich sage kein einziges Wort. Mein Gesicht ist aus Glas und ich wünsche mir, dass sich jemand daran schneidet.

Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.

The novels that attract me most... are those that create an illusion of transperancy around a knot of human relationships as obscure, cruel and perverse as possible.

Paul spoke of his failures and successes with an openness few of us are prepared to copy.

The church is the only nonprofit on the planet that does not want its leader to know everything he or she can about how the nonprofit functions and pays its bills.

Never Send Out a Line-Item Budget Again

I don't want to destroy too many illusions. We're walking a tightrope. If you fall on one side it's no good, because we're showing too much. If you fall on the other side it's no good, because we're not showing anything and we look like arrogant jerks.

Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.

I like to consider my mind an open door. It's just not a revolving door.