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Quotes About Accountability

I'll turn the page on a growing empire of classified information. We'll protect sources and methods, but we won't use sources and methods to hide the truth.
~ Barack Obama
I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.
~ George W. Romney
I'll tell you the truth and its up to you to live with it.
~ William Goldman
Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
The number one job of a leader is to protect the truth.
~ Roy Spence
I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.
~ Jerome Kerviel
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
~ Warren G. Bennis
The truth will set you free. Unless you're guilty.
~ Keith Ablow, Murder Suicide
In truth, a leader should either apologize, mean it and do something about it - or not apologize at all.
~ Andrew Ross Sorkin
After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is.
~ Criss Jami, Killosophy
The guilty are uncomfortable with silence.
~ David J. Lieberman
I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.
~ Roberto Bolaño, Amulet
When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.
~ Gary Hamel
Just because everybody else is engaged in a group hug with Barack Obama doesn't mean that somebody doesn't have to tell the truth.
~ Joe Scarborough
Most people would assume, as I do, that the courtroom is a place for the truth, but it's not with our corrupt judges today - and I'm talking about the corrupt ones on the court of appeals.
~ Jesse Ventura
Friends tell each other the truth, and then friends stick around for the aftermath.
~ Amy Dickinson
The truth of the matter is that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community.
~ Barack Obama
Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among the most accomplished at it.
~ Bob Beauprez
I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.
~ Burt Bacharach
American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or nothing.
~ Corey Clark
There can be no healing without truth.
~ Desmond Tutu
If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.
~ Douglas Wilder
You cant have justice unless you have truth.
~ Hill Harper
You always want your kids to step up at the moment of truth.
~ Ice Cube