Quotes About Honesty

It happened all the time. Maybe someone had a legitimate gripe that deserved airing. Maybe someone had a compliment that shouldn't go unspoken. No one said a thing. So long and stay in touch, that's usually all we said. Take care of yourself, good luck. We said nothing about affection, appreciation, admiration.

Where was I when I lied? I mean the essential me, the self I knew and was proud of, the straight talker, advocate of truth and destroyer of illusions? Nowhere to be found.

If you're not ready to consider marriage or you're not truly interested in marrying a specific person, it's selfish and potentially harmful to encourage that person to need you or ask him or her to gratify you emotionally or physically.

But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end.

How rare it is, even among Christians, for a person to say "I was wrong. I sinned, and I'm fully responsible. My sinful desires motivated me, and what I did dishonored God and hurt you. Please forgive me.

There is nothing more unloving than to be silent in the face of lies that will ruin another person.

A bagel shop isn't the most romantic spot to tell a girl you like her. But that night romance wasn't the priority. Our time there wasn't intended to be mushy. I didn't propose marriage or say I was madly in love with her, and she didn't swoon. What I did tell her was that through our friendship I'd grown to respect her.

I learned early on that expressing yourself comes at a cost. Sometimes, it's a hefty price. People don't always want to hear the truth about what you feel.

What is true of a shopkeeper is true of a shopkeeping nation.

Just for today, I will not be angry. Just for today, I will not worry. Just for today, I will count my many blessings. Just for today, I will do my work honestly, and just for today, I will be kind to every living creature.

Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.

Communication is the key to any successful relationship. Speak your truth with kindness and respect.

Never be afraid to say what you feel. It's better to let it out than to bottle it up and let it fester.

There wasn't a lot of bullshit in my heaven.

Sometimes I do slip and say what I mean, instead of what ought to be said.

Don't deny the past. Remember everything. If you're bitter, be bitter. Cry it out! Scream! Denial is gangrene.

Love comes when manipulation stops when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable.

who value a handshake more than an unreadable fancy signature,

If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confront the more troubling aspects of their experience, that's fine, if it works for them. But it will probably make them uncomfortable if they come up against somebody like me. So they just shouldn't! They shouldn't read my work!

Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.

Se dice que hay varias maneras de mentir; pero la más repugnante de todas es decir la verdad, toda la verdad, ocultando el alma de los hechos. Porque los hechos son siempre vacíos, son recipientes que tomarán la forma del sentimiento que los llene

No mentiría; pero la mejor verdad está en lo que cuento...

no hay nadie que tenga el alma limpia, nadie ante quien sea posible desnudarse sin vergüenza

Sometimes I think," he told me the only time we talked somewhat seriously, "I've never looked anyone in the eye." It was an exaggeration, but I'm not sure the man was exaggerating on purpose. After all, he wasn't looking me in the eye when he said those words.