Quotes About Honesty

Whenever it feels uncomfortable to tell the truth, that's often the most important time to tell it.

There's never any time I think I'm a real journalist, because I don't have any of the qualifications or the intentions for that.

It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.

One of the biggest things I learned was that it's OK to be nervous and admit that you're having a hard time.

To see a man as beautiful – means to make him really beautiful. There is no cunning, no deceit; this happens every time, everyone knows that.

It must require bravery to be honest all the time.

It's time to question a job or career move when it seems like most energy is devoted to making things appear other than what they really are.

For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time.

Every time I am reading actors I can pretty well tell which ones have studied with Meisner. It is because they are honest and simple and don't lay on complications that aren't necessary.

Whenever someone starts a statement with, Let me tell you the kind of guy I am, that is a great time to start sawing your own head off.

You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them.

I'm not wasting my time with any more non-straight-talking candidates.

Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover things.

Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest; most people couldn't be honest if they wanted to be rich.

And sometimes it takes a kid to show adults the truth.

Only make up what you have to. Otherwise, tell as much truth as you can. That means you have fewer lies to keep track of, and you're not as likely to trip yourself up.

I was thinking and feeling was true, no matter how much I had to tell lies everywhere else.

la possibilité de jeter le masque en toutes choses est l'un des rares avantages que je trouve à vieillir

On n'est bien que libre, et cacher ses opinions est encore plus gênant que de couvrir sa peau. (La conversation à Innsbruck)

Non si è forse osservato abbastanza che il problema della libertà sensuale in tutte le sue forme è in gran parte un problema di libertà di espressione. Appare evidente come, di generazione in generazione, le tendenze e gli atti differiscono ben poco; ciò che invece cambia è l'estensione della zona di silenzio che li circonda o lo spessore degli strati di menzogna che li comprimono.

La menzogna non protegge nessuno

If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much.

The things we dislike most in others are the characteristics we like least in ourselves.

Talk is cheap, but look at how people behave, not at what they say.