Quotes About Honesty

No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.

Dad! he shouted, loud enough to make my ears ring. Dad! You need to get down here! (Derek) Chloe held open the door and whispered to me, I could say he's not always like this, but I'd be lying.

Not the surprise party thing again." "Better work on your surprised face." I opened the door. "No final words of warning?" "I trust you." I sighed. "That'll be my epitaph someday. So trustworthy. So honest. So boring.

So I spilled my guts already. Your turn. If you won't tell me what happened just now, at least tell me what happened at the tattoo place." I did. I was tempted to joke that his dad was right--apparently I was evil--but he wouldn't appreciate that.

I suspect I could spend every evening this week with you and I wouldn't know you any better than I do right now." "Sure you would. Anything you want to know, I'll tell you." "That's the key word, isn't it? What I want to know. Not necessarily the truth." His lips twitched with what looked like genuine amusement. "Are you calling me a poseur? I should be offended.

Our door closes, and I am home with my guy and my dog. There's no one I need to pretend for anymore.

Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies.

So, you wanted to get to know me…" he said. I laughed, and the fuzzy feeling evaporated. "Um, no, I don't think I ever said that. " "Close enough. Here's your chance. Ask me anything and I'll reply with relative honesty.

Ask me anything." "Fine. What's the scariest thing you've ever done?" He laughed. "Wow. Straight for the jugular.

Our pictures might not be recognizable, but come on. Why would we lie about it?" "Same reason my own kids lie," the server said. "To get attention." "Seriously?" Sam said. "We're going to hatch this elaborate scheme, and launch it in your crappy little--?" I stepped on Sam's foot.

They talked like this all the time. There was no malice in it: they were just brutally frank with each other. They were brothers, so there was no need to be nice. ~~Winter of the World (having 3 sons, it's nice to know this dynamic is normal b/c I'm always telling them to, 'Talk nice to your brother!') :)

He did not really understand the game they were playing: in his world, the best way to get something was to deserve it, not to toady to the giver.

Weißt du denn nicht, dass du die Seele verlierst, wenn du die Wahrheit über dich selbst abstreitest?

It's our responsibility to make politics less rough—more honest, more rational, less violent. If we do not do that, we fail in our patriotic duty.

It means telling the truth, keeping promises, and taking responsibility for your mistakes. It's the same in business as it is in everyday life. It's a matter of being what you claim to be, doing what you say you'll do.

if you deny the truth about yourself you lose your soul?

A secret shared is a secret no more.

Don't you know that if you deny the truth about yourself you lose your soul?

también —repuso él—. Pero nos habíamos hecho una promesa. —Ya lo sé.

Que te quiero y quiero casarme contigo, pero también me gusta Walli, y me gusta acostarme con él, y el amor es libre, ¿o no? Así que ¿por qué vamos a mentirnos?

The American papers, which had been available in Vladivostok, were more honest than the British. Lev

das selbst sagen?«

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing that you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically

made no bones