Quotes About Honesty

Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see that releasing our grip on anger and resentment can actually be an act of self-compassion.

When we don't tell those we love about what's really going on or listen carefully to what they have to say, we tend to fill in the blanks with stories.

Keeping secrets is a consequential act for all involved.

The more we practice mindfulness, the more alert we become to the cost of keeping secrets.

Concepts such as loving kindness should never be used as weapons against our real feelings.

Become apart of me as I become apart of you. And ever after,I promise myself to thee. Each day we share ,I shall behonest, good, and true. If this you seek, heed my call. From this moment on, there is no other for me but you.

What I think we as the church lack, though, is a place to talk about how things really are now. In our desire to be an inspiration to one another we often veil what is true, because what is true is not always inspirational. But hurting believers whose lives are in tatters often need real help. If we were able to put aside our need for approval long enough to be authentic, then, surely, we would be living as the church.

One day we will all stand alone and answer to God for the choices we have made in our lives. It will not be enough to say we did not get help because no one would come with us. Life is not easy, but we make it much more difficult when we refuse to be honest about what we feel. For the short term, not being honest may seem easier, but in the long haul, we pay a heavy price.

Self-government is, literally, deformed by lying; it cannot function when those in office assume as a matter of course that, when necessary or advantageous, they can mislead the citizenry.

Do you think I'm pretty?" Smitty glanced away from the computer screen he'd been staring at for the last three hours, looked at his sister, and shook his head. "No." "What do ya mean no?" "You asked. Sorry if you didn't like the answer. I always thought you were funny lookin'. Asked momma, 'What is that thing laying in your bed?' And she said, 'I found it hiding under a car, you be nice to it now.

Decirle a la gente lo que realmente piensas es a menudo una idea malísima. Como solía decir la abuela, la gente sensata vierte aceite en aguas revueltas, no nitroglicerina.

We Indians really should be better liars, considering how often we've been lied to.

I was emotionally erect.

Lies have short shelf lives. Lies go bad. Lies rot and stink up the joint.

Of course, you can't lie forever. Lies have short shelf lives. Lies go bad. Lies rot and stink up the joint.

I am surrounded by people who trust me to be a respectful stranger. Am I trustworthy? Are any of us trustworthy? I hope so.

Ho cercato di fermarla, ma Penelope era già schizzata verso la macchina per dire a Roger tutta la verità. E così Roger, che è buono di cuore e generoso di portafogli, e solo un pochino razzista, quella notte mi ha accompagnato in macchina fino a casa. E da allora lo ha fatto un sacco di altre volte. Se lasci entrare le persone nella tua vita anche solo un po', a volte possono essere dannatamente fantastiche.

there are times when the last thing you want to hear is the truth.

But epics are rarely honest, and honesty should never be epic.

That's just a fancy way of calling me a liar," I said. "If the moccasin fits, then wear it," she said.

And trust me, there are times when the last thing you want to hear is the truth.

Nobody knew the truth. Of course, you can't lie forever. Lies have short shelf lives. Lies go bad.

You know, I said to my sister later at the funeral. I think Mom is telling the truth about losing us. We're never going to know the exact details. But there's too much real pain in this story for it to be a lie. My sister nodded. She agreed. But what did we agree to? Jesus, we as adults were grateful that our mother had probably told us the truth about endangering us as children. How fucked is that?

I'd wanted to say something epic and honest. But epics are rarely honest, and honesty should never be epic.