Quotes About Honesty

You know I don't have much experience of big families, but from what I've seen there are two types. The type where everything is out in the open, where they argue and shout and slam doors, and where disagreements are dealt with loudly and quickly. And the other type, where no one really says what they mean, where everyone tiptoes around and emotions are kept buried. ~Here to Stay

IF YOU HAVE TO HIDE YOUR TRUE FEELINGS FROM YOUR FRIENDS, THEY'RE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #8: DO THE RIGHT THING, ALWAYS, AND RISK THE CONSEQUENCES.

Dude, you're scaring the crap out of me,' said Nick. 'I'm serious, I literally have no crap right now.

you don't get laid or elected telling the truth.

Scott, you're telling me to pad my hours. Isn't that cheating?" "Every place except a law firm.

Don't be afraid of sharing your vulnerabilities. Vulnerability doesn't make you weak, it makes you accessible. Know that your vulnerability can be your strength. —KEITH FERRAZZI, AUTHOR, WHO'S GOT YOUR BACK

You can't fix something until you admit it's broken.

Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it." —EMILY DICKINSON

Of course, every few years you may be shocked when someone responds to your question "Do you really believe that?" with a very firm "yes." If so, be reachable yourself and listen to what the person has to say. A person who's brave enough to say "yes" to this question, and to stick by that answer, probably has some legitimate issues and will be happier and more productive if you iron those issues out.

Sometimes the easy way out is the right way in.

And Father said, "Christopher, do you understand that I love you?" And I said "Yes," because loving someone is helping them when they get into trouble, and looking after them, and telling them the truth, and Father looks after me when I get into trouble, like coming to the police station, and he looks after me by cooking meals for me, and he always tells me the truth, which means that he loves me.

If Congress asked a question, Henry was prepared to give an honest answer. That's probably why legislators never asked.

Real Canada is where people wear sweaters for survival, not style.

The Beatles did everything with down-to-earth humor, honesty, optimism, style, charisma, irreverence, intelligence, and a particularly spiky disdain for falseness.

I'm not looking for perfect, but I am looking for real.

Whatever truth we feel compelled to withhold, no matter how unthinkable it is to imagine ourselves telling it, not to is a way of spiritually holding our breath. You can only do it for so long.

Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps . . . and their power the more dangerous as they are in office for life

should be to assemble not only a newsroom that might resemble the community but also one that is as open and honest so that this diversity can function.

A reader is your partner, a friend, not someone who needs to be impressed. Keep the writing honest, make it come from the heart.

If your writing is brutally honest, comes from the heart, beware, it will take its emotional toll. But, it's worth it.

Dealing with truth is tough. In a sense, we're all unreliable narrators.

The world is on fire, young man. As writers, it is only proper that we do what we can to warn people. But in telling the truth to the world, don't lie to yourself. Write whatever you want. Tell the truth. Just don't imagine that you are changing anything. Like I said, people just want to have a good time. -Snagglepuss

When somebody says to you, "The last thing I want to do is hurt you" what they really mean is, "It's on the list. I've just got some other things to do first."