Quotes About Candor

I like to push people till I get the truth out of them.

Well, if I am not vulgar, neither is my book. I wrote myself. Suggestiveness is always vulgar. But truth never. My book is not even remotely suggestive. I call things by their names. That is all.

You need people around you who will tell you the truth and not hold anything back.

I don't know why I'm saying any of this, except that it's the truth." -Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.

No point in ignoring the truth. Doesn't make it worse to have it said out loud.

i will always tell you the truth.

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it.

I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.

It's all right to tell a wife the brutal truth, but you've got to go sort of easy with your lady-love.

We must speak the truth if we are to be a great nation

Say what is true, although it may be bitter and displeasing to people

I have to tell you the truth. But you are too ugly for it.

The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.

Telling the truth is less demanding than telling a lie.

Telling the truth has always come naturally to me. And I realize, that people like me are the reason the world hates the truth.

Some of you may not like what I had to say, but these are the things that I've noticed and believe should be said.

If I bad mouth the Truth, and nothing but the Absolute Truth, then, kick my butt. Otherwise, ye of bad faith, keep your stupid trap shut.

Most of what I say is complete truth. My edit button is broken.

I'm not mean, I'm honest. Nobody is ever straightforward. But sometimes people need to hear the truth.

For people who say they hate being lied to, just start telling them nothing but the pure truth--about everything. That will teach them

If you like someone, you tell the truth because that, to me, is respect. If you hate someone, you tell them the truth because what do you have to lose?

The truth doesn't mind being told every once in a while.

I am not cruel —only truthful.