Quotes About Honesty

As in the spring with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," I felt that agreements with the Obama White House were good for only as long as they were politically convenient.

Presidents and Congress expect senior military leaders to provide their personal and professional military opinions candidly and honestly. There is no requirement for them to do so through the news

Joe is a man of integrity, incapable of hiding what he really thinks, and one of those rare people you know you could turn to for help in a personal crisis. Still, I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.

Dad?" "What?" A small bird rises from a tree in front of us. "What should I be when I grow up?" The bird disappears over a far ridge. I don't know what to say. "Honest," I finally say.

Various studies, predominantly by Roy Baumeister of Florida State University, show that when the frontal cortex labors hard on some cognitive task, immediately afterward individuals are more aggressive and less empathic, charitable, and honest. Metaphorically, the frontal cortex says, "Screw it. I'm tired and don't feel like thinking about my fellow human.

when the frontal cortex labors hard on some cognitive task, immediately afterward individuals are more aggressive and less empathic, charitable, and honest.

Tous les hommes honnêtes sont dangereux. Seules, les canailles sont inoffensives... Parce que les canailles n'agissent que par intérêt, c'est-à-dire petitement.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you should know that material things lie. Supercars lie, houses lie, shiny stuff lie. Men lie, women lie. But remember this: it is IMPOSSIBLE for the eyes to lie.

we always spoke our minds we wouldn't have no friends at all, and no love, and the human race would die out.

What an important lesson for all of us! The words that come out of our mouths are a direct indicator of what is in our hearts. Idle

Die Moral unserer Zeit ist, was immer sonst geredet werden möge, die der Leistung. Fünf mehr oder weniger betrügerische Konkurse sind gut, wenn auf den fünften eine Zeit des Segens und des Segenspendens folgt. Der Erfolg kann alles vergessen machen.

Ich trage meine Sache vor, wenn ich auch weiss, dass sie nur ein Teil der Wahrheit ist und ich würde sie ebenso vortragen, wenn ich wüsste, dass sie falsch ist, weil gewisse Irrtümer Stationen der Wahrheit sind.

For when we lie nowadays it is not so much out of weakness as out of a conviction that a man cannot prevail in life unless he is able to lie.

But old Mr. Sandeen, who was the father of one of the dead kids, saw him back in the crowd and while the clods were still bouncing off the coffin lids Mr. Sandeen pushed back to him and grabbed him by the hand and lifted up one arm above his head and said, loud, "Oh, God, I am punished for accepting iniquity and voting against an honest man!

It was grace. In those who were always honest, the dlPFC, vlPFC, and ACC were in veritable comas when the chance to cheat arose. There's no conflict. There's no working hard to do the right thing. You simply don't cheat.

Walt Whitman: "Hold me up, I want to shit.

An incompetent, lazy, arrogant, or corrupt accountant or attorney can cost you a lot of money. I know from personal experience. Just because someone is an A student in school does not mean they are competent or honest in real life.

Sólo cuando nos miramos en él, encontramos la verdad.

Be truthful about your emotions and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.

the confidence to be true to who I am.

Occasionally, we all need to look in the mirror and be true to our inner wisdom rather than our fears.

As George Orwell wrote in his book 1984, "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell lo escribió en su libro 1984: "En un tiempo de engaño universal, decir la verdad es un acto revolucionario.

I blurted out, nearly in tears.