Best 1362 quotes in «honest quotes» category

All those clean, fresh starts had made me forget what it was like, until now, to be messy and honest and out of control. To be real.

A lot of other bands have tried to go out there and say we've got views on this and views on that. But some of it I've found opportunist. Duran Duran has always been honest about everything. We've always laid everything out.

Al was looking at me in disbelief. “Not your lover?” “No.” “But he is Rachel candy,” Al said, his confusion too honest to be faked.

Always remember, everyone is hungry for praise and starving for honest appreciation.

A man goes to the movies. The critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man.

America ... has ever had, and I trust she ever will have, my honest exertions to promote her interest. I cannot hope that my services have been the best; but my heart tells me they have been the best that I could render.

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.

Am I honest? Am I sincere? Do I really desire first the praise of God?

An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'

A nation's hope of lasting peace cannot be firmly based upon any race in armaments but rather upon just relations and honest understanding with all other nations.

And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification

And my parents' separation was tricky. But my mum had always been really honest with me, and treated me like an adult even when I was really young, so I knew they hadn't been getting on.

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.

And so I pray I am today as honest with myself, with life all around me and below and above me, with all who I encounter.

An honest heart is not to be trusted with itself in bad company.

An honest man always values earning honor over wealth.

An honest man is in Hell when he is in debt.

Animals do not betray; they do not exploit; they do not oppress; they do not enslave; they do not sin. They have their being, and their being is honest, and who can say this of man?

An honest money system is the only alternative.

An honest politician is an oxymoron.

An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due.

An honest man, that is not quite sober, has nothing to fear.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest lie is better than a boring truth.

An honest man you may form of windle-straws, but to make a rogue you must have grist.

An honest, sensible, humane man, . . . laboring to do good rather than be rich, to be useful rather than make a show, living in modest simplicity . . . is really the most respectable man in society, [and] makes himself and all about him most happy.

An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly.

An honest politician is either a hypocrite - or he is doomed.

An organization filled with honest, motivated, connected, eager, learning, experimenting, ethical and driven people will always defeat the one that merely has talent. Every time.

An insult directed at the wicked is not to be censured; on the contrary, the honest man, if he has sense, can only applaud.

Any honest housewife would sort them out,/ Having a nose for fish, an eye for apples.

Anton Pannekoek didn't encourage radical workers and other activists of the anti-Bolshevik left to see revolutionary potential in his work in astronomy, for the simple reason that he was honest, and knew there was none to speak of.

Any honest conversation about engaging young people must address discrimination against young people.

Any honest inquiry into the reality of nature also yields insights about ourselves.

Any merchant who advertises 'Honest Scales' must have been thinking about weighing them.

Apologists for the profession contend that lawyers are as honest as other men, but this is not very encouraging.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men?

Anyone, without exception, can know God if they really want to simply by praying, by honestly telling Him that they want to know Him. He always responds to honest seekers. Jesus promised, 'All who seek, find.

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.

A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive.

As we befriend our crush and get to know him better, make sure that you are honest and true all the time. Do not be someone you are not just to impress him.

As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day.

A serpent is a serpent, and none the less a viper, because it is nestled in the bosom of an honest-hearted man.

As long as we're honest and not mean, it's all fair game no matter what you say.

At its best, flattery is truth well dressed, and it is best dressed with fine see-through fabrics. Honest flattery can caress a lover, cover up a gaffe, and muffle aggression.

Awakening is usually precipitated by the honest, sincere, inquiry into who you really are.

Auto insurance is a toll bridge, over which every honest driver has to pass.

At the end of the day, you release music because you believe in the songs and believe that they're honest. That's all you can really hope for.