But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.
Emotional honesty transcends reality; it’s what allows disbelief to be suspended and yet what makes a story stay true.
Adele’s like a beacon of honesty. Doesn’t compromise, goes to America and she’s still the same sweary cockney.
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor.
Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.
I look around and pay attention to what around me is not being talked about, and then I talk about it with as much humour and honesty as I can. All my books have been that way.
Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.
I love Twitter in particular because it allows me to grow and see how people feel about the decisions I make. My followers, they’re always pretty honest with me. I love the honesty I get. I also find motivation in it.
Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite – a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood.
It is our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them, and have the honesty to say to people, ‘There are no easy solutions here.’
There isn’t a lot of honesty when it comes to discussing Obamacare. Too many Republicans lie about the implications of the health-insurance program and dismiss out of hand the reasons a massive overhaul of the long-time system is necessary.
A pick-up artist gave me a good piece of advice: the three most important things in a relationship are honesty, trust and respect, and if you don’t have those, you don’t have love.
Anything that raises any internal honesty about gay life is inherently suspect.
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.
I have built my reputation on honesty, I have sometimes been too honest.
The idea of ‘raw’ music, to me, is honesty: getting people to feel you with the least amount of production possible, the shortest distance traveled emotionally, sonically.
What people would qualify as R&B is, for me, just soul. And I love honesty and soul and heavy, crunchy beats that move you and make you breathe a little bit faster.
Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.
I want people to hear the honesty in my singing, and that I’m not hiding behind anything. It’s raw. It’s not for any arrogance or ego. It’s just pure feelings.
To be honest with my music… for me to expect anyone to connect it has to come from a place of honesty.
My father was my hero, both for the physical things he could do and for the values he taught me, about honesty and standing up for what you believe in. I never felt like I was living in his shadow.
Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every ‘world’ I’ve been in, most people I’ve meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.
I think it requires a bit of honesty, Swan Lake.
The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.
I am keenly aware that in writing about my mother, I am writing about my aunts’ sister, and that in writing about my grandmother, I’m writing about their mother. I know that my honesty about how my view of these people has changed over the years may be painful.
I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you don’t appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but you’ll never give an emcee props.
And what’s nice about ‘Sunny’ is that it has this honesty with the viewers, which is, like, they’re here because they’re on a television show and they’re locked in this purgatory where they have to keep doing the same things with each other.
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
If there is honesty in your face, the battle is won. It doesn’t have to be the most beautiful face in the world. The audience can relate to you then. They feel love, not lust, for you.
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.
I hate the idea of people nicking my stuff, but in all honesty, I’m pretty well off. If a genuinely desperate man on his last gasp nicks my coat from the pub on a freezing night, well, he’s welcome to it. It’ll change his life. Mine’s only inconvenienced by having to buy another one.
I believe the foundation of love is based on honesty and truth.
Superstars come and go. I want to make sure I am always a producer’s actor. I may be refused to be called a great actor but I have never troubled any of my producers in my life. Honesty always catches the camera, and that is what my strength is.
Honesty is a foundation, and it’s usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it’s something that I can stand on.
It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.
To me, when you’re crying, you’re aligned with some sort of truth. Some inner truth. That’s why you cry. You identify. It’s just ultimate honesty.
You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn’t matter whether he’s a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you.
Our commitment for the cause of Pakistan is based on honesty.
You do your best to tell your own story, in the most specific way, and then you hope that that travels well, when it’s done with heart and honesty.
There’s a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans.
I wish that sometimes there is a little more honesty and that you can discuss things openly. There should not be taboo subjects.
When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.
Misdeeds of a few players and certain people cannot and should not bring bad name to hundreds of players who participated in the I.P.L. with full honesty. The reputation of the I.P.L. cannot be tarnished by a few greedy individuals.
Marriage largely entails love, respect, honesty, understanding and trust between two people, which only you can create for yourself to make it last.
There’s an old actor’s saying about how you don’t work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of the best times I’ve ever had were working with kids because there’s an honesty to them.
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.
I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.
We are extremely concerned that early voting totals may have been leaked in Bladen County as reported by ‘The Charlotte Observer.’ This action by election officials would be a fundamental violation of the sense of fair play, honesty, and integrity that the Republican Party stands for.
I mean Ireland, in all honesty I owe Ireland a lot because I think, and I’m not just saying this flippantly, Ireland is probably the reason that I do the job I do because when I started doing stand-up I came to Ireland and I just sort of gelled with the idea of doing it the way I do – telling stories.
We have made such great friends at country radio. I think they love the honesty of ‘Fly’ and how raw and vulnerable it is.
Justice can rarely exist without honesty.
I grew up in the North-East so identifying with mountain people – their simplicity and honesty – comes naturally to me. I even call myself an honorary Garhwali.
Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don’t want to be honest all the time.
I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it.
Kids have a weird honesty, especially in their reaction to things where a lot of older people who have matured have lost that.
I think it is better when people with their own businesses and means of income join politics as there is some degree of honesty and integrity.
I love the honesty of New Yorkers. When a New Yorker says ‘let’s do lunch,’ they actually mean it. In L.A., when they say ‘let’s do lunch,’ they’re just trying to say good-bye.
I like documentaries because there’s nothing to nitpick or criticize about scenes if they aren’t just right. It’s about honesty and real-life circumstances coming out. Granted it can be swayed by how people tell that story, but overall, I like it because it is true.
Three simple words – freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.
