Quotes about Being Honest

I'm being honest, I say what I think. Votes: 4

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Votes: 4

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. Votes: 4

I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on. Votes: 4

Be prepared and be honest. Votes: 3

Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. Votes: 3

Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest. Votes: 3

Dare to be honest and fear no labor. Votes: 3

I try to be honest and I keep moving. Votes: 3

A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. Votes: 3

It is better to be quotable than to be honest. Votes: 3

Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. Votes: 3

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal. Votes: 3

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. Votes: 3

To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Votes: 3

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. Votes: 3

I think I have come to a place where I'm able to feel more comfortable about being honest. Votes: 3

No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see. Votes: 3

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself. Votes: 3

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. Votes: 3

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained... Votes: 3

We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy. Votes: 3

Consider for a moment what you pay attention to all day long. What seems important to you, what do you take for granted and hardly attend to at all? Write it down. Do not judge your answers. Be honest and simple. As you keep track all week long, you'll be amazed at what claims your attention, what you give your precious life force to. Votes: 3

Being honest with the public is how they respect you. Votes: 1

Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me. Votes: 1

Our biggest struggle as human beings is to project ourselves as something that society has deemed admirable or likable instead of being honest. Votes: 1

Being honest with you, it's not the 'great' wall of China. It's an all right wall. It's the 'All Right Wall of China.' Votes: 1

The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people. Votes: 1

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions! Votes: 1

I was being honest - I have nothing to hide. All I do, all the time, with everybody, is tell them what I am thinking, what I am feeling. Votes: 1

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question. Votes: 1

It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment. Votes: 1

Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it. Votes: 1

I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life. Votes: 1

I think if you're an unhappy person, you're always going to be an unhappy person. You're probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I'm being honest. Votes: 1

Risk means everything from being honest about your faith, to moving, to quitting a job that's paying you a fortune but it's not what's in your heart. Risking things is one of the biggest fears we have. Votes: 1

I think the most important foundation about any relationship is just being honest. You've got to. My wife and I are honest to a fault with each other, and we're best friends on top of it, so we're very fortunate. Votes: 1

Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest. Votes: 1

I think Baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. A place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and I love this city and I love it better for seeing its flaws. Votes: 1

I felt that as long as we were being honest, and that we didn't bend the truth to accomplish another goal, to be entertaining or to be a happy ending, I was confident that we'd be able to tell the story the way it happened. Votes: 1

You remember had this gigantic clock in the arena showing the size of the national debt. And Paul told America, if you elect Republicans, we can fix that. But, if Paul Ryan was being honest, he would've pointed to the debt clock and said, we built that. Votes: 1

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see. Votes: 1

Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency; being clear about your methods; being honest about your results; and drawing a clear line between the results, on the one hand, and your judgment calls about how those results support a hypothesis. Votes: 1

In terms of getting people to experiment more and take more risk, there are at least three things that immediately come to my mind. Number one, of course, is role-modeling it yourself. Number two is, when people take intelligent, smart risks and yet it doesn't work out, not shooting them. And number three, being honest with yourself. Votes: 1

When I was being honest with myself, I had to own that there was something about me that was drawing an energy in my life that left me feeling underserved and unfulfilled. I decided to grow. I decided to purge myself of anyone and anything that was not full of goodness, serving me or making me happy. Votes: 1

I just recently joined Twitter. It's very positive - I love all the accolades. If my ego is hurting, I can just open my Twitter account and see 'Oh, I love you! I love the show!' and it's great. I'm trying to find the balance between trying to be funny, being honest and just being a promoter as the guy on 'Royal Pains.' Votes: 1

Being alone feels more honest. Votes: 0

Don't ever regret being honest. Period. Votes: 0

Acting is about being real, being honest. Votes: 0

Wisdom mitigates the risk of being honest. Votes: 0

Being so honest in my writing is cathartic. Votes: 0

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told. Votes: 0

Humility is all about being truthful and honest. Votes: 0

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. Votes: 0

I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest. Votes: 0

To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy. Votes: 0

Privacy I think gets invaded when you start being honest. Votes: 0

Honest people are never touchy about the matter of being trusted Votes: 0

To be honest, I really don't like being the sex object. Votes: 0

You learn how to do good work by being honest with yourself. Votes: 0

No human being can be so honest as to become completely false. Votes: 0

Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy... Votes: 0

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Votes: 0

Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music. Votes: 0

That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest. Votes: 0

An honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second. Votes: 0

Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses. Votes: 0

Those who boast about being "brutally honest" are usually more brutal than honest. Votes: 0

Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music, Votes: 0

I pride myself on being a jerk, because I'm brutally honest all the time. Votes: 0

I'm still afraid of being totally honest. I'm more afraid of this than dying. Votes: 0

You're only responsible for being honest, not for someone else's reaction to your honesty. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is strength. It is being honest about who you are & about your experiences. Votes: 0

We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest. Votes: 0

I've really carelessly gotten out of relationships that were incredibly destructive instead of being honest. Votes: 0

It is easy to keep secrets by being honest in an ironic tone of voice. Votes: 0

Being honest...[to reporters] Not the worst thing in the world. Don't write that down. Votes: 0

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end. Votes: 0

Meditation is not spacing-out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves. Votes: 0

Sometimes you have to choose between being strong and being honest, if you want real answers. Votes: 0

I love being around kids; they're honest and refreshing, and I love teaching them new things. Votes: 0

Giving honest and well-intended feedback is often confused with being mean. It's not mean; it's nice. Votes: 0

If you get a reputation for being honest, you have 95 percent of the competition already beat. Votes: 0

To be honest, I've never had an easy relationship with being a writer, though I persist. Votes: 0

To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make. Votes: 0

The main trouble with being an honest man was that it lost you all your illusions. Votes: 0

Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept. Votes: 0

Fiscal discipline begins by leveling with people, by being honest, by paying for all of your proposals. Votes: 0

I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers. Votes: 0

I like to be honest, and after all these years I can't be bothered being politically correct. Votes: 0

The poems are part of my attempt to understand being in the world in an honest way. Votes: 0

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible. Votes: 0

I’d say a man is someone who is honest, strong-minded, moral, genuine, just a good human being. Votes: 0

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time. Votes: 0

I just want to scream: "I'm being honest, I swear!" Maybe it's embarrassing, but I don't care anymore. Votes: 0

Come on, planning a wedding, let's be honest, it's not fun. It's not fun being in a wedding. Votes: 0

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones Votes: 0

...when someone is honest and vulnerable, they wring my heart - I want to hug them for being real... Votes: 0

There is nothing you will ever do that is more important than being honest about who you really are. Votes: 0

Government is not being honest with taxpayers when it renews existing tax breaks and calls them new tax cuts. Votes: 0

I think of a monument as being symbolic and for the people and therefore rhetorical, not honest, not personal. Votes: 0

Being honest is what counts. To make the ordinary extraordinary is so much better than starting with the extraordinary. Votes: 0

I'm just being honest about the fact that a second language won't resonate with you like the first does. Votes: 0

If Twitter, Youtube & Facebook will be honest; if they'll stop being so immoral, stop attacking families, we'll support them Votes: 0

The more honest and authentic we are, the more deeply we go into the mystery of our own being.. Votes: 0

I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help. Votes: 0

Luck and being honest and sincere about work has worked for me and helped me reach where I am. Votes: 0

She laughs an honest laugh... one that puts the fakes on edge and makes them dream of being better. Votes: 0

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. Votes: 0

To be honest with you, I'm more of a girl's girl. I'm much more comfortable being around other girls. Votes: 0

The beauty of being a musician is writing songs. That's the best part. It's therapeutic and honest and private. Votes: 0

Safety and happiness can only come from individuals, classes, and nations being honest and fair and kind to each other. Votes: 0

You are lost because you have not been being honest with yourself, and your life is largely unexamined and unexerted. Votes: 0

I've told people that I don't see myself living very long. That really upsets them, but I'm just being honest. Votes: 0

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. Votes: 0

You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not. Votes: 0

My father was a very humble and down to earth man, and was known for being very honest and trustworthy. Votes: 0

Nothing beats being really honest about who you are and what you need. All the rest just works itself out. Votes: 0

All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place. Votes: 0

I'm a big advocate of music being an honest representation of who you are as a person and your perspective. Votes: 0

I said [ Barack Obama], the founder of ISIS. Obviously, I'm being sarcastic.But not that sarcastic, to be honest with you. Votes: 0

Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern. Votes: 0

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It keeps us honest. Votes: 0

I have learnt that we expect honesty and genuineness from others, while not being honest and genuine with our own self. Votes: 0

I have always been honest with my fans, which means being open about any struggles I have had along the way. Votes: 0

To be honest dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening to the boring people around me. Votes: 0

I called Donald Trump a racist. Nobody that makes that charge is being intellectually honest, or else they're being intellectually lazy. Votes: 0

The art of governing consists simply of being honest, exercising common sense, following principle, and doing what is right and just. Votes: 0

You only get honest expression when I spit in your ear; That means even when I'm dissing you I'm being sincere. Votes: 0

And if I'm being honest, I don't think I have an ex-boyfriend who would have something mean to say about me. Votes: 0

Anyone that says the housing crisis can be resolved with one magic bullet or by the next election isn't being honest. Votes: 0

The toughest thing is facing yourself. Being honest with yourself, that's much tougher than beating someone up. That's what I call tough. Votes: 0

Let's be honest. We don't take rap serious the way other cultures take rock-n-roll, they take country. They artists are being loved. Votes: 0

The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional. Votes: 0

Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true. Votes: 0

Sometimes being honest with someone or hearing the truth hurts, but it is always better to be honest and accept what is. Votes: 0

Ultimately, I think writing is a mixture of craft, inspiration, and being incredibly, courageously explorative with yourself - and being brutally honest, too. Votes: 0

Warren Buffett has shown you can be very, very successful without being rapacious, while still being honest, without engaging in constant legal battles. Votes: 0

I won't have a hard time being brutally honest. But I won't be mean. You don't have to be mean to be honest. Votes: 0

NVC shows us a way of being very honest, but without any criticism, insults, or putdowns, and without any intellectual diagnosis implying wrongness. Votes: 0

Once you stay true to just having a good time and being honest to your fans and your audience, you can't go wrong. Votes: 0

I always try to honor a character by being honest and truthful to who they are, in spite of my own personality and beliefs. Votes: 0

There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being. Votes: 0

Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad. Votes: 0

(M)aybe we too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries instead of something honest and worthy of respect . . . you know . . . like being people. Votes: 0

My wife is a vegetarian. When my wife is with me, I eat vegetarian. When she's not, I eat meat. I'm just being honest. Votes: 0

Love is love. It doesn't matter about sexuality, it's just about how you feel towards somebody else and being good and honest with them. Votes: 0

I've been given lots of great advice, in my life. As an actor, just being as honest and as present as you can be. Votes: 0

I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field. Votes: 0

There's a lot of ways to be honest that don't necessarily involve absolute facts being true. I think that's something I absolutely try to do. Votes: 0

The consequences of being un-cool feel so big that a lot of times you end of not finding ways to have open and honest conversations. Votes: 0

I think comedy stems from being honest, often painfully so. I hope I can achieve that perspective in my own life and also have fun. Votes: 0

God defend me from being an honest man according to the description which every day I see made by each man to his own glorification Votes: 0

I'm gonna be honest. I don't care about much. I care about people liking my music. I made it very far without nothing being on radio. Votes: 0

Come, swear it, damn thyself, lest, being like one of heaven, the devils themselves should fear to seize thee; therefore be double-damned, swear,--thou art honest. Votes: 0

A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line. Votes: 0

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest. Votes: 0

The most fun part about working out is being done - getting through the workout, let's be honest. But that feeling afterward? Yeah, that's worth it. Votes: 0

We must be open to our mistakes and grow. Growth isn't based on being perfect, but moving toward the best we can be by being honest. Votes: 0

I think the hardest part to get to is that point of asking for help or reaching out to other people and being honest with yourself. Votes: 0

Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another. Votes: 0

I think he [Tony LaRussa] legitimately believes what he says. I don't agree with him. But I think he's being as honest as he can be. Votes: 0

Being alone makes us stronger. That's the honest truth. But it's cold comfort, since even if I wanted company no one will come near me anymore. Votes: 0

We must learn to be honest with ourselves, and know our shortcomings. We will acquire cohesion but we will pay dearly for being a slow pupil. Votes: 0

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans. Votes: 0

To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage. Votes: 0

Judge [Samuel] Alito has a reputation for being an exceptional and honest judge devoted to the rule of law, as well as being a man of integrity. Votes: 0

I've stuck by being modest, honest and humble, because I think you'll get more appreciated that way and we all want to be appreciated in this world. Votes: 0

Making a woman laugh. What is that about? And the prettier the woman, the more satisfaction I get. It doesn't make any sense, but I'm being honest. Votes: 0

I know there's a difference between being successful and feeling successful. And if you ask me if I feel successful, the honest answer is 'not yet.' Votes: 0

I've been hounded by a reputation of being difficult when really what I'm being is truthful and honest. And I think that's been a thorn in my side. Votes: 0

I've gotta say that there's very little that I miss about being a beast, if I'm being totally honest. It's just not a fun experience to go through. Votes: 0

Being comedic is a skill, because there is a fine line where the context is important. And being dramatic is just being honest and real in that moment. Votes: 0

The nice part about being wealthy is I can do what I want to do. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. But I have to be honest. Votes: 0

Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that. Votes: 0

Requesting permission from someone to be honest is really a way of accusing the other person of being so demanding or overbearing that you couldn't be honest all along. Votes: 0

The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a sentient human being. Votes: 0

I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life. I'd rather be an honest friend than a phony lover. Votes: 0

I like to be open with journalists and I like to be honest. I hate being disingenuous because that's really uncomfortable for me; I don't excel at doing that. Votes: 0

Sometimes I got scared of being too honest, because being in the public eye, I have always tried to hide my personal life. But I realized that isn't healthy. Votes: 0

Mr.Blank's reputation as a card shark had preceded him. No one accused him of being dishonest, but on the other hand no one accused him of being honest. Votes: 0

To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author. Votes: 0

I think there's a lot of anxiety about being seen as a bad parent. There's still a lot of subjects that I think people aren't entirely comfortable being honest about. Votes: 0

I started writing songs by myself. That always came from whatever I was feeling and being honest about that because I never had any intention of anyone ever hearing them. Votes: 0

The only time I ever find my dealings with God less than clear-cut is when I'm not being honest with Him. The fuzziness is always on my side, not His. Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

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 Votes: 0

Sure I find it very liberating and empowering now; but at first, it took me a while to get used to the uncomfortably vulnerable feeling that comes along with being honest. Votes: 0

Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance. Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

I think the honesty not only shines through in my work, but also my personal life. And I get in trouble for being honest. I'm extremely old-fashioned. I'm a nobleman. I'm chivalrous. Votes: 0

In matters of honesty, there are no shortcuts; no little white lies, or big black lies, only the simple, honest truth spoken in total candor... Being true is different than being honest. Votes: 0

And even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect you're not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that you're not serving their idea of you. Votes: 0

And even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect you're not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that you're not serving their idea of you. Votes: 0

Love is being honest with yourself at all times being honest with the other person at all times telling, listening, respecting the truth and never pretending Love is the source of reality Votes: 0

Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It's just finding what you're good at and being honest with yourself. Votes: 0

Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write. Votes: 0

If you're really being honest with yourself when you're acting, part of it is touching the real you. You can only separate yourself so much from the character. Those vulnerable moments do touch me. Votes: 0

Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake. Votes: 0

I believe in giving as honest an answer as I can. Because perhaps if people spent more time being honest with each other, especially with children, there would be less unhappiness in the world. Votes: 0

The allure becomes, "Can I make these rooms bigger?" Can I fill these 1,500-seat rooms? Then the allure is, how much, if we're being honest, how much can I squeeze out of it financially? Votes: 0

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent. Votes: 0

I can deal with conservatives in a democracy. With real conservatives, I don't agree with them, but I understand why they believe what they believe and I believe they're being honest with me about it. Votes: 0