Quotes About Honesty

Divide with reason; between self-love and society; and be so true to thyself, as thou be not false to others; specially to thy king and country.

Some build rather upon the abusing of others, and (as we now say) putting tricks upon them, than upon soundness of their own proceedings.

The ranking never lies.

When I rap, it's just an extension of how I speak, and that's how I talk. If you don't like it, don't listen.

Although rap is about boasting, it's also about honesty and expressing your emotions.

The pleasure of hanging with Drake is that there isn't a question he won't try to answer openly and honestly, shifting easily and unselfconsciously between talk of the rap game, money, family, and love.

There's this thing about authenticity when you rap, right? Whether or not it's real, it has to feel real.

I would describe my music as very honest. I just rap about myself, and not in a narcissistic way. I feel like I have a story to tell.

I'm obviously not a rapper, and I don't have any claims to be one, really.

I personally think J-Cole is a better rapper than me; that's how I feel.

I love Pink and Nelly Furtado - the honesty and truth in their lyrics. I also love Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper.

I'm not the best rapper; I'm not trying to be the best rapper.

I'm a relationship guy. I'm not about that 'rapper life.'

I'm not a mumble rapper.

I didn't want to be one of these rappers that holds his chain up just faking like he has money. I wanted more.

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent.

There's a lot of other rappers that aren't what they claim to be, and they get a pass because they're black.

A lot of rappers lie about who and what they are.

I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.

Everybody knows rappers don't do all they say they do.

Me as a person, man, I'm just rapping reality. Every time I get in front of the microphone I'm just speaking about real life and what's happening.

Honest communication is a rare thing.

Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians.

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.