Quotes About Honesty

Indeed, I have been a complete ass, and I know it.

My special job is the most interesting I know of anywhere. More fun than being king, pope, or prime minister anywhere-for no one can turn me out of it and I don't have to make any compromises with principles, Morgan once said. His principles-Do your work; be honest; keep your word; help when you can; be fair-were the words he lived by.

Great men tell the truth and are never believed. Lesser men are always believed, but seldom have the brains or the courage to tell the truth.

This being-nice crap was for the birds.

How can I be 100 percent honest with Chris, and at the same time be 100 percent respectful?

When it comes to risky, controversial, and emotional conversations, skilled people find a way to get all relevant information (from themselves and others) out into the open. That's it. At the core of every successful conversation lies the free flow of relevant information. People openly and honestly express their opinions, share their feelings, and articulate their theories. They willingly and capably share their views, even when their ideas are controversial or unpopular.

At this point, you could be tempted to water down your content—"You know it's really not that big a deal." Don't give into the temptation. Don't take back what you've said. Instead, put your remarks in context.

essential to verbalize your good intent. In face-to-face conversation

mistake most of us make in our crucial conversations is we believe that we have to choose between telling the truth and keeping a friend. We begin believing in the Fool's Choice from an early age.

The mistake most of us make in our crucial conversations is we believe that we have to choose between telling the truth and keeping a friend. We

There is no form to this story because it is true, or at least as close to true as I have been able to make it.

The trouble is so many people run around avoiding things their entire lives. It's just too uncomfortable for them to look in the mirror at the roughest and darkest parts of themselves. Or they're terrified of spending five seconds looking bad and saying, "You know what, I fucked up. This is on me. I didn't do this or think about that, and so this happened. But here's what I'm going to do to help, and here's what I'm going to do next time.

Brodie Bruce: You're gonna listen to me? To something I said!? Jesus, man, haven't I made it abundantly clear during the tenure of our friendship that I don't know shit? I mean half the time I'm just talking out of my ass...or sticking my hand in it.

there was no truth that couldn't be told.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Tell your secret to the wind, but don't blame it for telling the trees.

Hassan returned the smile. Except his didn't look forced. And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too

That's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does.

When you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.

Mamà believed in loyalty above all, even at the cost of self-denial. She also believed it was always best to tell the truth, to tell it plainly, without fanfare, and the more disagreeable the truth, the sooner you had to tell it.

That's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.

When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth.

It hurts to say that," he said, shrugging. "But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

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