Quotes About Honesty

In years of interviewing presidents, prime ministers and chief executives all over the world, I can remember only a handful of times in which a leader has said: 'I don't know' in answer to a question. Perhaps everyone I have ever interviewed knows everything about everything, but I doubt it.

I think that Carrie is such an icon, not just as someone who played Princess Leia, but someone who was groundbreaking in that she was OK with being honest - brutally so, unapologetically so.

When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing,' it's the money.

The principle of acting in good faith is at the heart of decent work.

This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error.

We must face facts. I have made that my guiding principle in office.

I want a group of Green MPs who will demonstrate to Canadians that it's possible to be respectful, ethical, hard working and actually stick to principle.

Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.

Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.

I don't compromise my principles for politics.

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

The more you talk about - and live by - your principles, the harder it will be for others to treat you in a morally ambiguous manner.

Whatever my faults, I have some principles.

I should not deal with things that aren't founded on ethical principles, because that's not who I am as a human being.

My mum's got morals and principles, and I've been brought up with those ideas and beliefs.

It's not cool to have your name in print when it's not the truth.

I don't mind saying, you know, that I don't take a salary from the church, and God has blessed me with more money than I could imagine from my books. It's been printed all over, so I don't feel like I am hiding anything.

When the truth does not get printed, damage is done.

Our generation, I think, has a demand for authenticity that exceeds any prior generation.

Throughout my career, I have made rooting out public corruption a top priority.

I believe that we should keep the truth as a priority.

He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison.

The public don't want prisoners lying about being idle.

Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.