Quotes About Honesty

more than half talked about a cultural norm of "nice and polite" that's leveraged as an excuse to avoid tough conversations.

The friend who is all about making it better and, out of her own discomfort, refuses to acknowledge that you can actually be crazy and make terrible choices: "You're exaggerating. It wasn't that bad. You rock. You're perfect. Everyone loves you.

know that asking for what we need and talking openly about our expectations is vulnerable.

The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over

Communicating our expectations is brave and vulnerable.

Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind

It's just so hard to ask sometimes. But it doesn't stop me from expecting.

Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.

Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it.

Oh, the audacity of authenticity. You're going to confuse, piss-off and terrify lots of people – including yourself.

When we've self-examined and shared expectations with someone and we feel they've let us down, it's important to keep the lines of communication open, circle back, and talk about our feelings and move to accountability. "I let you know how important this was to me…

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback

Because we don't talk about the things that get in the way of doing what we know is best for us, our children, our families, our organizations, and our communities.

I can safely say that I've never done anything meaningful in my life that wasn't hard and that did not take time. Integrity is a big one—the perception of a lack of it, or even of a tendency to cut corners, creates instant wariness.

Besides, there was always the chance that Sir Frederick was being less than honest; his reputation, after all, was far from savoury.

People call off weddings all the time. There's no shame in admitting that you're not ready to get married.

Everybody is original, if he tells the truth, if he speaks from himself. But it must be from his *true* self and not from the self he thinks he *should* be.

The only way to write well, so that people believe what we say and are interested or touched by it, is to slough off all pretentiousness and attitudinizing.

Your motto: Be Bold, be Free, be Truthful

In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn't want to do.

I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we are supposed to be and embracing who we are.