Quotes About Honesty

Those who can't be loyal never believe when others are

No one is sexy at three am

This is what I am trying to do across the board," says MacKaye. "If you're going to see me play music, that's the way it will manifest. If you came over to my house, you'd see the way I live. If I make you dinner, you'll see the food I eat.

Sometimes the Minutemen got grief for being their own road crew. "But I never thought that you should play up to 'the princeling,' " says Watt, referring to the prototypical pampered rock star. "So what if nobody sees you playing the fuckin' hero or the star. I never fancied myself like that.

The truth of some promises is not as important as whether or not you can believe in them, with all your heart.

This is an essential element of the business of being a man: to flood everyone around you in a great radiant arc of bullshit

On balance, most of the time, in the ordinary course of life, it was probably best to say what was in your heart, to share what was on your mind, to tell the people you loved that you loved them, to ask those you had harmed to forgive you and to confront those who had hurt you with the truth about the damage they had done. When it came to things that needed to be said, speech was always preferable to silence, but it was of no use at all in the presence of the unspeakable.

You mendacious sons of bitches," the mahout said

Telling the truth when the truth matters most is almost always a frightening prospect.

He knew there were two kinds of truth in this world. The truth that was the unalterable bedrock of one's life and mission. And the other, malleable truth of politicians, charlatans, corrupt lawyers, and their clients, bent and molded to serve whatever purpose was at hand.

Nobody in this world is who they say they are. Nobody. Not when they're in their own room with the door shut and locked. And nobody knows anybody, no matter what they think... The best you can hope for is to know yourself. And sometimes when you do, when you see your true self, you have to turn away.

If we can't be honest with ourselves, how can we ever tell the truth to the people out there?

We want the truth, Detective. You are confusing that with what we choose to tell the public.

Everybody lies. Cops lie. Lawyers lie. Witnesses lie. The victims lie. A trial is a contest of lies. And everybody in the courtroom knows this. The judge knows this. Even the jury knows this. They come into the building knowing they will be lied to. They take their seats in the box and agree to be lied to.

going to lie to the media or anybody

Un juicio es un concurso de mentiras. Y en la sala todo el mundo lo sabe.

would have to reveal to Emily the rift that had

I reminded myself of a simple truism—everybody lies

play fair, Haller." "It's not a fair game. Did she tell you

mejor manera de no tener problemas es no darlos. —Eso es mentira y lo sabe. —No, no lo sé.

You can come in and you can lose the mask. I haven't got the vax yet but I'll risk it. And

When you have a strongly held belief, don't you think it's important to express that belief accurately?

They always say they didn't. I never heard of one who said, 'You know, I deserve this.' Never happens.

You're lyin' in horseshit," Toad said. "Oh God, it's true.