Honesty Quotes - Page 5

Can I be trusted? Can you? I can be trusted with some things, but not all things, just like you.

Donna Lynn Hope

Even the oldest trees aren't ashamed to stand naked.

Face the truth about what is standing in the way of your intention.

-Shandel Slaten

I am the false character that follows the name around.

I'll only tell you what matters. And, the truth is, everything matters.

You can't do a good deal with a bad guy. The dishonesty tax is too high and is not something you will factor into your side of the equation.

Chet Billingsley

Imagine if we had no secrets, no respite from the truth. What if everything was laid bare the moment we introduced ourselves?

Catherine Doyle

You did listen." He sat back, nodding his head. "Okay, then. Now tell me what you really thought.""I told you. It was interesting.""Interesting," he said, "is not a word.""Since when?""It's a placeholder. Something you use when you don't want to say something else." He leaned a little closer to me. "Look, if you're worried about my feelings, don't be. You can say whatever you want. I won't be offended.""I did. I liked it.""Tell the truth. Say something. Anything. Just spit it out.""I—" I began, then stopped myself. Maybe it was the fact that he was so clearly on to me. Or my sudden awareness of how rarely I was honest. Either way, I broke. "I… I didn't like it," I said.He slapped his leg. "I knew it! You know, for someone who lies a lot, you're not very good at it."This was a good thing. Or not? I wasn't sure. "I'm not a liar," I said."Right. You're nice," he said."What's wrong with nice?""Nothing. Except it usually involves not telling the truth," he replied. "Now. Tell me what you really thought.

Communication works best when we combine appropriateness with authenticity, finding that sweet spot where opinions are not brutally honest but delicately honest.

Sheryl Sandberg

An honest man speaks truth, don't expect him to speak sweet.

An honest man is a debtless man, he doesn't owe anyone anything.

Embrace the magical gift of serenity in your daily life. Nothing beats patience, humility, honesty and tranquility.

She made him feel guilty at times. The problem was that she was so honest herself, almost transparent. It seemed criminal to be deceiving her.

... honesty is like seeing a crackhead up close: it ain’t that fucking attractive.

Eric Jerome Dickey

Life is energy, give others the energy you want to receive from others!

Stan The Man SA

Honesty is the best insurance policy.

How often do we listen and act to the call of honesty, serenity, humility and generosity?How many "soft pillows" do we use for a life time?If only everyone uses a "soft pillow," then what a better world it could be to have many genuine hearts.

I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman… did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

By the river of forgetfulness, I found honesty.

Kristian Goldmund Aumann

What has to do with your ability to fall asleep is not caffeine. It’s having a clean conscience. I have a clean conscience so I can drink all the caffeine I want.

Bob Barr

Carry on an undefiled undertaking.

We live in a world full of duplicity.We are surrounded by people with duplicitous nature.They will be shooting arrows to question our honesty at every step we make.Therefore,it is our duty to protect ourselves by using our integrity as an armor and march forward, victoriously.

You don't have to pretend with me, you know.' He reaches out and tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear. His expression is so open and honest I feel it like a sucker punch. 'I used to pretend, all the time, so I can spot it a mile away. If you're feeling shit, then just say so. I don't need to know the reason, it might be none of my business—' 'I'm feeling shit.

Darling, you know and I know that everything is straight between us at last beyond the furthest abstract definition in metaphysical terms or any terms you want to specify or sweetly impose or harken back.

Honesty defines self respect.

A make believe life doesn't win friends and influence people. It bores the crap out of those living the dream.

Melody Carstairs

But may the truth be told. May the true self may be found. May the truth rule the world more than ever. How easy life will be if everyone is just true to themselves, true to their words, true to their actions and true to life?

Diana Rose Morcilla

People seem to overlook an old man losing his mind if he occasionally made light of it.

If you want to be a good parent then be a great leader. You should live a life with passion for someone and something. The legacy you leave your children shouldn't be how you suffered in gratitude for a life you had no passion for. Rather, it should be how grateful you are to a God that believes fairytales can come true because they came true for you.

Shannon L. Alder

From whomsoever one hears anything, it is wisdom to understand the true import of it.

Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is So. Non-Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is Not So.

Donald L. Hicks

Lies are like paper-Mache in a rain storm.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations.

Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

Honesty is the only trick to not trick anyone.

If you cannot find a soul mate, at least find a foul mate

You can say no if that is more truthful than a resentful yes.

I am proud to say that I am not in it for the money. If I made a million dollars, I would donate most of it to various charities and libraries.

Selena I. R. Drake

Maturity is when you're able to say, 'It's not just them. It's me.

Honesty. Sobriety. My virginity. No way to regain the first two, I almost gave away the last.

Blame is the lie by which we convince ourselves that we are victims. It is the lie that robs us of our serenity, our generosity, our confidence, an our delight in life . . . For it is the act of blaming that can't co-exist with self-responsibility -- or with freedom from inner agitation and strained relationships. Abandon the practice of blaming, and we see the fear melt away that we have associated with being honest about ourselves and taking the full measure of responsibility for our emotional and spiritual condition.

C. Terry Warner

Secrets are lies by another name.

Michael Morpurgo

The smallest grain of natural honesty and benevolence has more effect on men’s conduct, than the most pompous views suggested by theological theories and systems.

being honest to the people around you is the best thing you ever do to them,but expecting the same from them is the worst thing you ever do to yourself

Anonymous

Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.

Spending some time alone is a therapy that most of us don’t know how to practice. You need a little time alone every now and then to know what you are made of, to know and to do what you really like and to actually like yourself.

Obi-Wan's young face clouded. "Some secrets are best left concealed, Master." He shook his head. "Besides, why must you always be the one to do the uncovering? You know how the Council feels about these... detours. Perhaps, just once, the uncovering should be left to someone else."Qui-Gon looked suddenly sad. "No, Obi-Wan. Secrets must be exposed when found. Detours must be taken when encountered. And if you are the one who stands at the crossroads or the place of concealment, you must never leave it to another to act in your place.

I think the world honestly would be a much healthier place if instead of trying to find rationalizations for our bad behavior we would just say, "I was an asshole. Sure, there were reasons behind it, but that doesn't matter.

Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you’ll be so close as to be living inside each other’s skins.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honesty has a power that very few people can handle

Steven Aitchison

I should stitch my mouth shut. Honesty is a compulsion that’s damned me more than once. But I just can’t hold it in anymore. The words build and explode out of me like an uncontainable sneeze.

It’s the simplest things that can convey a message….

The truth ain't pretty. That's how you can identify it.

The Unit

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

The truth is never dressed for the occasion.

I am reminded of yet one more reason why I avoid children, why I have remained intentionally childless. Children make ruthless biographers and terrifying judges.

The smart employer looks not for perfection but for an explanation of how the consequences of a dishonorable act affected the candidate and others.

Bruce Weinstein

Find a strong glue and stick yourself to honesty! You shall feel like a wind, so light and so free!

Mehmet Murat ildan

That's the first rule of survival in enemy waters: volunteer nothing.

What American would not want truthful and complete information about every product sold in the United States so that we can be more capable of making wise decisions concerning our lives and the lives of our loved ones? These are our friends and our family members suffering from so many forms of cancer, several diseases of the heart, emphysema, poor circulation, blindness, strokes, various skin disorders, bad breath, asthma, poverty, clogged arteries, disfigurement, rotting teeth and gums, birth defects, infertility, sexual dysfunction, high blood pressure, aneurysms, complications during pregnancies, and all too often a slow and painful death. These suffering people are also many of us.

He was right: not about her playing him, or about her laughing at him, but certainly about her carelessness, about her casual disregard for how he would feel if he found out, and about the stunning lack of depth it exposed in her character.

Michael Callahan

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