Quotes About Honesty

We must look at the facts squarely, not to flounder in a bitter nostalgia of pain but to redeem a democratic promise rooted in the living ingredients of our own history.

Orozco's despair was not just in finding himself poor, but in discovering that effort, honest intentions, and gentlemanly status had nothing to do with sucess in a commercial economy.

Don't do things that you know are morally wrong. Not because someone is watching, but because you are. Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You'll always know.

If you want to be this brutally honest in the U.S., I suggest first reading my friend A.J. Jacobs's Esquire piece titled "I Think You're Fat.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. —RICHARD P. FEYNMAN, Nobel Prize–winning physicist

Reading (learning) is the ultimate meta-skill and can be traded for anything else. All the real benefits in life come from compound interest. Earn with your mind, not your time. 99% of all effort is wasted. Total honesty at all times. It's almost always possible to be honest and positive. Praise specifically, criticize generally (Warren Buffett).

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." –Frederick Douglass

When we fail to reason honestly, we have lost our connection to the world and to one another.

You learn the secret of this business, which is there's no secret. Be yourself.

Integrity is the only path where you will never get lost.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.

The truth I have discovered after working with incredible athletes, leaders, and individuals from across the globe is that our humanity is expressed most fully in our treatment of others—when we are respectful, humble, caring, honest, and grateful despite our struggles, disappointments, and failures. It represents the heart and soul of who we are at our best.

Si no tienes nada que esconder, no debes preocuparte por tu privacidad,

I promise, if you just tell the truth and get your heart broken as a comedian, you will have a house.

Si produces bastantes ideas malas, se te ocurrirán algunas buenas «La gente con dificultades para tener buenas ideas, si te cuenta la verdad, te dirá que tampoco tiene muchas ideas malas.

But the truth is, you can't really earn trust over time with people without being somewhat vulnerable [first].

In any field, there's usually some kind of mythological reward you're supposed to receive if everybody considers you a success. But in my experience, there's a lot more honest joy to be had from taking pleasure in the work itself.

Hold the standard. Ask for help. Fix it. Do whatever's necessary. But don't cheat.

Ä°nsan olmak, pek çok psikoloÄŸa göre dürüst bir biçimde mant?ks?z olmakt?r.

Be honest: have you ever tried to recreate someone in your own likeness?

If you want to enjoy any progress or blessing in your relationships, it will require you to admit your sin humbly and commit yourself to the work they require.

people feel they can be revealing around me, that they can unbutton their lips and let slip intimate facts ad trust that I have the maturity to keep my mouth shut.

You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case.

In politics, being deceived is no excuse. —LESZEK KO?AKOWSKI