Honesty Quotes
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'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American television, I can't think of anything I'd rather have been in because it has got something to say and that is the kind of thing I want to do.
Aidan Gillen
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Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.
Eric Zorn
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One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
Lou Holtz
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Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do.
William James
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In all honesty, I have a few irons in the fire in the TV world, but mostly, I'm working on having the most amazing life I can possibly have, and hopefully my career will come along for the ride.
Ian Harding
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Information is always to be treasured, Raul. It is behind only love and honesty in a person’s attempt to understand the universe.
Dan Simmons
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Nothing trumps honesty, as far as I'm concerned.
David Koechner
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I don't think you could change my father; he is a very strong character. He believes totally in honesty.
Susan Ford
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The only responsible way to write about anything is with honesty.
Stephen McCauley
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And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street.
Benjamin Earl King
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I have to stay on top of myself with honesty and be very forthcoming, quickly admit when I'm wrong, you know? I have a whole system that works for me, and that's part of my worldview now.
Dax Shepard
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Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous.
Charles H. Brower
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In order to be truthful We must do more than speak the truth. We must also hear truth. We must also receive truth. We must also act upon truth. We must also search for truth. The difficult truth Within us and around us. We must devote ourselves to truth. Otherwise we are dishonest And our lives are mistaken. God grant us the strength and the courage To be truthful. Amen
Michael Leunig
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You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
Pope John Paul II
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Honesty is love.
Andy Dunn
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You have to have honesty to the product. You have to meet consumer expectations. You give them value for their money and give them a product that they need. I don't see anything wrong with all these things. And I don't think it's a bad thing to meet consumers' expectations.
Janet Evanovich
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Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.
Dennis Prager
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In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
Jillian Michaels
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As long as I'm dealing in honesty, I may as well admit that I have been more influenced (as a person) by my childhood readings of Tolkien and Lewis than I have been by any philosophers I read in college and grad school. The events and characters in Narnia and Middle Earth shaped my ideals, my dreams, my goals. Kant just annoyed me.
N.D. Wilson
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If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Virginia Woolf
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I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.
Martin Sheen
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All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.
John Quincy Adams
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Well, I guess in all honesty I would have to say that I never knew nor did I ever hear of anybody that money didnt change.
Cormac McCarthy
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'All stories are true,' Skarpi said. 'But this one really happened, if that’s what you mean.' He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. 'More or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.'
Patrick Rothfuss