Quotes About Transparency

Politicians often reveal most about themselves in unguarded moments.

I think politics is like an X-ray machine: Everything is found out eventually.

Right to Information is a small concrete step in making our polity more democratic.

What you see with me is what you get. I don't have to conduct a poll to figure out what I'm going to tell somebody. I don't have to hire some consultant to come up with some cute catch phrase. I just call it like I see it.

In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most.

I find it so astonishing how poorly a lot of politicians handle negative whatever in the press. You have to just get it all out there. You have to be totally, uncomfortably honest.

Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth.

I don't try to portray some lifestyle that I'm not living.

I don't want to try to sell myself or portray something that I'm not.

I like to portray things as close to the bone as possible.

When it comes to how I portray myself online, I'm trying to be as real as I can and show people every side of what I do and not just put up selfies online of me in full done-up make up and stuff.

My emotions kind of shine through my face, so whatever I'm thinking is what I'm portraying as well.

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

That's the way I like my posh people, up front. I like the fact that Jack Whitehall will talk about being posh, or David Mitchell.

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.

I'm not going to hide my positions to make anyone else feel comfortable.

If I had my way, I wouldn't do annual reviews, if I felt that everybody would be more honest about positive and negative feedback along the way. I think the annual review process is so antiquated.

America is strong because its journalism is strong. That's how democracies work. They're only as good as the quality of the information that the public possesses. And that is where we come in.

I make an effort to keep it as real as I possibly can.

Fake is, like, the worst word you could possibly use to describe anything, you know?

I want to be as honest as I possibly can. I sleep better at night.

When you put up a personal post on social media, you are putting yourself out there because you are sharing something from your personal life.

People tend to not post when they're at their worst, but I try to be as open as I can be with my fans.

I've decided that I'm not going to filter as much of what I post, because what's the point?