Quotes About Candor

I generally find subtlety a waste of time.

Get to the bloody point!' She

And I am not doing any thing that I would not do in front of you.

There is no shame in asking when honesty and sincerity is not questioned.

I tell people everything. People only believe what they can handle. That's how I know who to trust.

You say that if Kansas fairly votes herself a free State, as a Christian you will rejoice at it. All decent slaveholders talk that way, and I do not doubt their candor. But they never vote that way. Although in a private letter or conversation you will express your preference that Kansas shall be free, you would vote for no man for Congress who would say the same thing publicly. No such man could be elected from any district in a slave State.

The secret is that there is no secret.

His face churned. That was the point, before he said a word, that he broke her heart. The contortion of those muscles paraded a decision over whether to tell her the truth. Once he finally spoke, Lawrence's opting for the honesty route didn't nearly compensate for the fact that candor had been a choice. For an alternative direction to have beckoned, it was probably well trod.

Have you tried to be honest with her about your feelings?" came Devon's voice from behind him. "Sweet mother of God, can you hear yourself?" West asked without turning around. "I'd get more manly advice from Kathleen.

And one of the most important values of Barack Obama is that he will always level with the American people.

As a memoirist, I strive for veracity.

I'm the person who says every single thing she thinks, sometimes to others' amusement, and almost always to my detriment.

I'm the person who says every single thing she thinks, sometimes to others' amusement, and almost always to my detriment.

My style in diplomacy is my style as a human being - I'm very direct and very honest.

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

It seems to me that the time for subtlety in our American life has passed.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

A real man will be honest no matter how painful the truth is. A coward hides behind lies and deceit.

on Paulette Goddard] It was her honesty I liked.

To say Washington was a Deist—even a "soft Deist"—would imply that he did not have a problem violating his conscience each time he worshiped in his church. It is difficult to imagine how Washington, with his expressed concern for his character and his open commitment to honesty and candor, along with his sensitive conscience, could repeatedly and consistently make a public reaffirmation of a faith that he really did not believe.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.

I have never told anyone the truth. I have never come close.

I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt. - A