Honesty Quotes
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Dogbert: So, Since Columbus is dead, you have no evidence that the earth is round. Dilbert: Look. You can Ask Senator John Glenn. He orbited the earth when he was an astronaut. Dogbert: So, your theory depends on the honesty of politicians. Dilbert: Yes... no, wait.
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I don't want to be a hero, I don't want to ever let you down.
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Honesty can be a dirty gift. It can muddy a sparkling stream of memories.
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Therefore, let me in honesty speak the truth about our epoch and people.
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Even if you know that what you'll say will hurt a woman's feelings, I've learned that it's better to be truthful with her than it is to cover up. Ultimate honesty is what a relationship is really about.
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Beautiful faces are those that wear — It matters little if dark or fair — Whole-souled honesty printed there.
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A cat has absolute honesty.
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Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty; it was the season of hospitality, merriment, and open-heartedness; the old year was preparing, like an ancient philosopher, to call his friends around him, and amidst the sound of feasting and revelry to pass gently and calmly away.
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Honesty compels me to say that I am not a socialist. But so what?
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Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another.
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Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles.
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One must not allow oneself to skid down to isolationism and unbridled economic egoism. ... The second possible mistake would be excessive interference into the economic life of the country. And the absolute faith into the all-mightiness of the state.
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A friend to honesty and a foe to crime.
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It is the opposite of ignorance—it is intellectual honesty: to be willing to accept reality and to call things what they are even when it is hard.
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Conversing with children is a fine art.... An art form that demands large amounts of both honesty and misdirection. Or maybe discretion is a better word.
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Every exaggeration of the truth once detected by others destroys our credibility and makes all that we do and say suspect.
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Honesty is all you need.
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Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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All I want is your loving, feel the earth move when we kiss. I don't need a big ol' diamond, but I'll take it baby if you insist.
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It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
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Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.
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My generation isn’t tolerant of what they see as fake or staged. They’re looking for authenticity and honesty. Journalists who want to reach them need to be able to say, ‘I don’t personally have all the answers, but I do have a good idea about where we’ll find them.'
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More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.
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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
