Best 1362 quotes in «honest quotes» category

The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Exceptions only confirm this rule, proving that failure is occasioned by a too feeble faith.

The drying up a single tear has more, of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.

The Egyptian army concentrations in the Sinai approaches do not prove that Nasser was really about to attack us. We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him.

The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.

The eye is the inlet to the soul, and it is well to beware of him whose visual organs avoid your honest regard.

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

The first step to greatness is to be honest.

The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or antechamber.

The free market promotes self-worth, self-sufficiency, shared values, and honest dealings, which enhance the individual, the family, and the community. It discriminates against no race, religion, or gender.

The future of marketing belongs to honest information, accurate data and clear claims based on truth.

The greater the stupidity, the greater the clarity. Stupidity is brief and guileless, while wit equivocates and hides. Wit is a scoundrel, while stupidity is honest and sincere.

The journalistic photographer can have no other than a personal approach; and it is impossible for him to be completely objective. Honest—yes. Objective—no.

The honest work of yesterday has lost its social status, its social esteem.

The impossibility and hypocrisy of a situation where kids are expected to be honest but are judged and alienated from their community because of it should not escape us.

The intention of showing myself to the world has always been to be how I want to be and how I'm comfortable in the world, never to be anonymous. Right now, I'm just going with my instincts, and this is what I feel like doing. I'm always honest in what I put across.

The internet brought many laudable things, but prosperity, stability, accountability and honest politics were not four of them.

the knowledge of personal failure ... is the invaluable predicate of all honest compassion.

The honest answer is more complex. On some level I was sent. Or inspired. Or called. But my calling, such as it was, wasn't a single booming invitation from above (really, is it ever?).

The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion.

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them. Every newspaper article is an opportunity. Every client is an opportunity. Every sermon is an opportunity. Every business transaction is an opportunity, an opportunity to be polite, an opportunity to be manly, an opportunity to be honest, an opportunity to make friends.

The key is to be honest. Be honest, but don't play yourself.

The left, if you get them honest, will admit they know they're a minority.

The Lord is not so concerned about what we study or what profession we follow as long as it is an honest living.

The Lord will grant to any honest person who earnestly seeks to know the truth one manifestation by the Holy Ghost; but he is not entitled to repeated manifestations. After such a revelation is given, he is to act, for the Holy Ghost cannot be appealed to for continued manifestations until after baptism and the gift has been bestowed.

The loss of...honest and industrious men's lives cannot be valued at any price.

The literary story is a story that deals with the complicated human heart with an honest tolerance for the ambiguity in which we live.

The lottery of honest labor, drawn by time, is the only one whose prizes are worth taking up and carrying home.

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

The minute you feel secure about yourself and own the fact your dreams are honest true, other things fix themselves.

The mark of an honest man... is that he means what he says and knows what he means.

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

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the films.

The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes.

The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.

The most effective strategy for successful living is really no strategy at all. It is, rather, to be real, to be honest, to be authentic, to be you.

The most valuable insight on choosing whom to love is to be honest with yourself about the man standing before you.

The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself.

The most important things are that you are honest with yourself and that making music comes from your heart

The only guy who's honest is the guy who sings in the shower. Everyone else is a prostitute.

The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong.

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.

The only thing worse than watching a bad movie is being in one.

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.

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.

The power of nonviolent resistance can only come from honest working of the constructive programme.

The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.

There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians - they stay bought.

The problem is, your ego sometimes tells you that you can do many things. But sometimes it's best to stay focused and be honest with yourself.

The prostitute is the only honest woman left in America.