Quotes About Transparency

Calling yourself the 'Best Kept Secret' is a die on your own sword.

The sword of contempt has kept the judiciary away from searching public scrutiny, particularly within the mainstream media. The judiciary is obviously happy to live with this situation as well.

Leaks are not the problem; they are the symptom. They reveal a disconnect between what people want and need to know and what they actually do know. The greater the secrecy, the more likely a leak.

I feel like truth resonates, and you can taste when something is synthetic.

Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.

Our system of checks and balances requires policymakers to have accurate information about government actions.

Despite the value of open data, most labs make no systematic effort to share data with other scientists.

He lived on frankness and economy.

Hay gente tan corrupta que no se da cuenta de su propia corrupción

Truth loves the light and is most beautiful when it is most naked. If you would not teach men, why are you in the pulpit? If you would teach men, why do you not speak so as to be understood?

There've been more campaigns sunk by people who feel they've gotta write a memo ... so when you put anything on paper, just assume it's gonna be on the front page the next day. If it can't be—don't write it.

diga lo que piensa y crea en lo que dice"; de preferencia, dígalo con pocas y bien escogidas palabras.

Esta actitud de esconderse hasta que pase la tormenta no le sirve de mucho a la reputación del líder o de su compañía y, por lo general, solo sirve para empeorar las cosas.

Watch out for dirty tricks. Complain loudly.

Lincoln admitted his infirmities to make way for his spring.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

He [Edward Snowden] has been careful with his info, doling it out to responsible news organizations — The Post, the New York Times, the Guardian, etc. — and not tossing it up in the air, WikiLeaks style, and echoing the silly mantra "Information wants to be free." (No. Information, like most of us, wants a home in the Hamptons.)" – Richard Cohen, Washington Post (10/22/2013)

At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see.

Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one's words and one's soul.

This reflects a general tendency. People are more willing to lie by omission than commission. If I am selling you a used car, I do not feel obligated to mention that the car is burning a lot of oil, but if you ask me explicitly: "Does this car burn a lot of oil?" you are likely to wangle an admission from me that yes, there has been a small problem along those lines. To get at the truth, it helps to ask specific questions.

To approach these problems we once again rely on one of our guiding principles: transparency.

Integrity largely has to do with purifying our intentions and a growing honesty about our actual motives.

Allow yourself to be fully known, and you will know what you need to know.

When the performance system is made clear, decision-making becomes more accurate.