Quotes About Honesty

TRUTH IS ONE of the very foundations upon which the world stands. As this is so, when you speak falsely it is as if you are nudging at the world's foundation. —RABBI MOSHE CHAIM LUZZATTO (1707–1746)

Gossip is passing on to a person the negative things someone else had said.

PREFER DEATH TO a lying word, for the ripple-effect of its plunder is worse. When a man dies, he dies alone— but many are slain with the lie and its curse. —AVRAHAM IBN HASDAI (C. 915–990)

every minute which passes at the beginning of a meeting before you announce your real intentions will generate either suspicion or caution.

You can act truthfully or you can lie. You can reveal things about yourself or you can hide. Therefore, the audience recognises something about themselves or they don't — You hope they don't leave the theatre thinking, "That was nice...now where's the cab?

Jesus said the truth will set us free. What he didn't mention was how nothing is quite as elusive as getting to that truth.

I couldn't see him anymore, and I couldn't see anybody, and I knew what the loneliness of the long-distance runner running across country felt like, realizing that as far as I was concerned this feeling was the only honesty and realness there was in the world and I knowing it would be no different ever, no matter what I felt at odd times, and no matter what anybody else tried to tell me

Our willingness to write truthfully brings the story to life.

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

Truth is truth, no matter who else believes it.

Some promises are best broken. Trust me on this: I'm a politician.

The show is just my best friends and I being ourselves. We don't play a persona.

In my personal life, if you ask me something which I feel is important, I will talk about it. Like, if you ask me about my sons, I will talk.

If there are three words that need to be used more in American journalism, commentary, politics, personal life... it's the magic words 'I don't know.'

I'm not ashamed of my personal life.

I have no respect for someone who lies about their sexuality. At the very least say 'no comment', just keep your personal life personal. If you're going to closet yourself, that sends a negative message.

My album, 'No Shame,' will give my fans an extremely real and heartfelt experience of what I have been going through in my personal life.

When I had other things to deal with in my personal life, people were telling me to come and play for Scotland. So I'd come but then not play. I'd prefer people just to be honest with me and say whether they really want me there or just as a back-up.

I'm pretty open as far as my personal life is concerned.

If something's true you should be able discuss it or ask whether it's true. It helps me as a comedian. But it doesn't necessarily help my personal life.

It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.

Nick and Nate Diaz. We're different people, we have different personalities. But I have mad respect for them because that is them. That is Nick and Nate being themselves and not putting on a front. Not acting differently when the cameras on than when the cameras off. I got a lot of respect for Nick and Nate for that reason.

I have a strong personality, and I say what I think.