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Quotes About Honesty

Blame it on the lies that killed us. Blame it on the truth that ran us down.
~ Bruce Springsteen
I just told the whole truth and that felt really incredible and really scary.
~ Emma Stone
I believe people have a little more interest in reading what I'm saying or hearing me speak because they know I ain't gonna sugarcoat it. Because I give them the truth.
~ Curtis Jackson
Sometimes you tell the truth like you're pulling taffy.
~ Lisa Loeb
You can never hide from your truth. If you do, you will always be lost.
~ Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Trust in your truth. It will be the best decision you ever make.
~ Martha Beck
The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.
~ Jack Kornfield
Truth seeks light, lies seek shadows.
~ Anthony D. Williams
The truth is straight ahead, so don't burn yourself instead.
~ Jimi Hendrix
Honesty is not synonymous with truth.
~ Vera Farmiga
I've never known, at least a modern historical instance, where the truth wasn't superior to distortion in every way.
~ Shelby Foote
Men to be truly won must be won by truth.
~ Charles Spurgeon
The time for lies and secrets is over," she meowed. "The truth must come out. Starclan was wrong not to tell you who you were a long time ago.
~ Erin Hunter
You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency.
~ Wendell Phillips
Truth be told, most of us are faking our way through life. We pick only those battles we are sure to win, only those adventures we are sure to handle, only those beauties we are sure to rescue.
~ John Eldredge
Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.
~ Amish Tripathi
For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak it.
~ Audre Lorde
The Candor sing the praises of the truth, but they never tell you how much it costs.
~ Veronica Roth
I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.
~ Jerome Kerviel
For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.
~ William Shakespeare
With the first drink comes the truth, with the second drink comes wishful thinking, and with the third drink come the lies.
~ Douglas Coupland
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
~ Warren G. Bennis
The truth doesn't hurt. Whatever it is, it doesn't hurt. It's better to know the truth.
~ Ricky Gervais
Canada has always been ready for the truth. I think they actually appreciate a politician or anybody as a leader who tells the truth.
~ Kevin O'Leary