Quotes About Honesty

I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.

I've never tried to be something I'm not.

What I've always tried to do is undersell and overdeliver.

I love pop music. I've tried to always be honest about that.

I've always just tried to be a guy who will lead by example, and I feel like if something has to be said, I will say it.

I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I've got no respect for anyone who tries to take the easy way out.

I think acting's very natural. It comes from a place of honesty, and if someone tries to teach you their way of doing it, that could be quite damaging.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

If a show ever tries to be cool, then it's going to be doing something wrong.

I don't think there's a morally perfect way to do anything in life, but I'm not a filmmaker who tries to hide my mess.

The second a political consultant tries to play dirty tricks, it will backfire, and it will hurt that candidate.

At the end of the day, if someone tries to conceal something they will, and when you find out, you deal with it. That's it. We can't possibly know everything that happens.

When I am on stage, I am just an honest artiste who tries to let people know me, not only as a musician, but also as a person.

I like John Riggins. He's one of the guys I look up to. He doesn't try to change his act to suit his profession. He just gets the ball and tries to ram it down your throat. I respect that.

I've battled mental health problems - first, anxiety, and later the depression that anxiety can trigger - on and off for about half my life. Which I don't think is breaking news to anyone: it's something I've been honest about, both privately and publicly, as much as I can.

I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we have to live with less. We have a $13.5 trillion debt. And the only way to do that is an honest campaign with honest people.

I don't do like diva trips and stuff.

I ain't got no magical powers and mystical trips and all that kind of crap. It's kind of silly.

It sounds so trite but in relationships, you have to communicate.

I understand it must be hard to realize that the playing field you are collecting all your trophies from is not a level playing field, but that doesn't mean you can just make inaccurate statements.

Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.

George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech.