Quotes About Honesty

All the law does is keep the honest people from doing illegal things.

Oh, I resented her at first. The whole 'in sickness and in health' thing, but I eventually came to realize it was for the best. If someone stays for any reason other than they want to be there, it will only lead to resentment. And then what do you have?" "Two miserable people," Ida Belle said. "Exactly," Nolan agreed.

prefer for a boil to be out in the open where I can see it. When it's hiding down in a butt crack, it can be a real pain in

I prefer for a boil to be out in the open where I can see it. When it's hiding down in a butt crack, it can be a real pain in the…you know.

There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry . It is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves.

How much I love every thing that is decided and open!

I opened my mouth to do some calm explaining. "I'm gay." is what came out.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

What many people failed to do then (and continue to fail to do today) is admit what happened, understand the context, and make sure those circumstances never happen again. The winter soldiers showed us that redemption is possible when truth is spoken. Nothing can change until we acknowledge what is—as I have learned over time.

The idea that mothers and daughters can say everything to each other is a myth.

If you keep secrets from your father, to whom can you tell them? If you hide food from your mother, to whom can you give it?

beautiful. Untarnished by the touches of other men, unencumbered with pride and vanity

It's surprising what we allow ourselves to feel as 'living' and only later notice our suppression when we finally open up and tell ourselves the truth.

Part of the excitement for the tourist was his feeling that he had crossed the moral boundary of society as be crossed the threshold of a gambling casino. The fact that the reputable casinos were operated on a code of honesty more rigid than in any bank made no difference.

1. Write every day 2. Write what interests you. 3. Write for the child inside of you. (Or the adult, if you are writing adult books.) 4. Write with honest emotion 5. Be careful of being facile 6. Be wary of preaching 7. Be prepared for serendipity Finally I would remind you of something that Churchill told a group of school boys: "Never give up. Never give up. Never, never, never give up.

There's no fair swap for truth, son, not even with good intentions." -Jones

If you come home with your panties still on, I am never speaking to you again.

But I knew one more thing. That people who denied who they were or where they had been were in the greatest danger.

All in all, Maggy concluded, she had done right. Tocohol knew that she could not see the ship from here, so Maggy had not lied to a friend. She had told a pleasing story, and she was very proud of her new ability.

I love you, Tippy. I don't mean it to sound corny or kidlike, and I'm not asking you to love me. I just want you to know it, that's all.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

Estoy acosando a un hombre hasta la muerte, a un hombre que ha sido muchas veces bueno conmigo, el padre de mi hijo pequeño. Estoy destruyendo la felicidad de mi familia, ¿y por qué? Por el bien de la verdad, para liberarme de un engaño que estaba consumiéndome, matándome.

Adults are constantly telling teenagers that it's what's on the inside that matters. It's always painful to find out that adults have lied to you.

Virtue can exist outside of faith, but it walks on shaky legs, and despite the example set by Prince Albert and our Queen, I know that privilege, rank, and wealth sleep fitfully in the same bed with honesty, humility, and faith.