Quotes About Honesty

All I wanted was to pour out my heart to her, the good with the bad, the weaknesses with the strengths, holding nothing back, baring my soul. I had so much to say to her… enough to fill a lifetime.

Suiniyeti esas olarak kabul eden ve bir insan?n dürüst, samimi ve namuslu olabilece?ine ihtimal vermeyen bir kimseye kar?? kendini müdafaa edebilmenin hazin imkans?zl??? onun elini kolunu ba?lam??t?.

Ben ev halk?na niçin bu yalan? söyledi?ini de?il, bana niçin hakikati söyledi?ini merak ediyor, fakat bundan biraz da gurur duyuyordum: Bir insana ba?kalar?ndan daha yak?n olman?n gururunu.

Man feels the need of giving utterance to his thoughts, and this need is imperious like a duty demanding accomplishment. He feels that to keep the truth to himself is a crime equal to that of compressing the utterance of it in another.

A man is what he is and no fancy lodgings or fine clothes will change that (Daniel Brennan)

And in my private life I prefer not to pass myself off as what I'm not (Daniel Brennan)

God, but he was sick of missives. Letters were what people resorted to when they didn't want to lie to your face. When they wanted to pretend they weren't ripping your heart out.

Whoever said confession was good for the soul hadn't been forced to take one after half a night's sleep.

I wish you'd tell the truth, but since I know that isn't preferable--" "The truth is always preferable, my dear. It's just not always wise.

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.

Bullshit may get you to the top, but it never lets you stay there!

Moral of the story: bullshit may get you to the top, but it never lets you stay there!

When we say something that does not really mean anything to us, that does not burn within us, it is tantamount to a lie. It is actually better to shut up. We

a willingness to respond freely and openly.

I came here to tell the truth - and if the truth condemns America, then she stands condemned!

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.

I have more respect for a man who let me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it.

You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you're making progress ...

Never ask a woman about other men. Either she'll tell you a lie, and you still won't know, or if she tells you the truth, you might not have wanted to hear it in the first place.

the truth can be quickly received, or received at all, only by the sinner who knows and admits that he is guilty of having sinned much. Stated another way: only guilt admitted accepts truth.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against.

Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country—to clear the air of the racial mirages, clichés, and lies that this country's very atmosphere has been filled with for four hundred years.

I am not educated, nor am I an expert in any particular field but I am sincere, and my sincerity is my credentials