Quotes About Honesty

Our family, from day one, has only sought the simple truth in this matter.

I never sought nor gained personal benefit in school or job applications based on my heritage.

As and when I get into a relationship, I'll flaunt her to the world. I'm looking for a soul mate, and in any case, I'm not very much for casual dating. I'm such a simple guy away from this dating-shating business.

When I was younger, I was impressed by those who were educated, accomplished, successful, and applauded by the world. But over the years, I have come to the realization that I am far more impressed by those wonderful and blessed souls who are truly good and without guile.

I don't want to sound self-righteous, and I don't want to act like I have it all put together.

I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe a little bit.

I love to listen to people talk, especially when they're being really honest and they're not trying to sound any particular way.

My life is not a sound bite.

I don't talk in sound bites.

There was no animosity in the breakup of Soundgarden.

I think Stills has been playing better than ever. I know a lot of it sounds self-serving, but he truly has.

I definitely have conned a lot of people in my day. I'm not proud of it; it sounds like I am, kind of, now that I'm saying it.

It sounds so cheesy, but there's something very powerful about looking in the mirror and asking yourself a question. Because I think it's really hard to lie.

I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.

I've never offered coupons or deals. I'm not fancy enough to do soup or salads, hot breakfasts, or smoothies.

I pledge to you today that for as long as I am your governor, I will not seek or accept any outside compensation from any source.

Honest error in the face of complex and possibly intractable problems is a far more important source of bad results than are bad motives.

Sometimes, anonymous sources, when merely stating opinions or running a smear campaign, are certainly cowards.

If you are a reliable, honest journalist, sources will open up and trust you and share good information.

There's no credibility in anonymous sources.

I don't name sources.

Let's protect sensitive sources. Let's protect troop movements. Let's protect nuclear information. Let's not hide missteps. Let's not hide misguided policies. Let's not hide history. Let's not hide who we are and what we are doing.

I don't like when people come out and say 'sources say' and this and that. Listen, if you can't put your name behind it, then don't say it. I don't believe in that.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.