Best 1362 quotes in «honest quotes» category

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.

There are a lot of artists who've said they'd like to work with me. To be honest, I'm not sure there is such a thing as an inappropriate artist. The trick is matching the artist with a story.

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

There aren't really any actual misconceptions, just dumb people versus good, honest people.

There are some things in this establishment that are fundamental... about which I shall deal plainly with you... the government by a single person and a parliament is a fundamental... and... though I may seem to plead for myself, yet I do not: no, nor can any reasonable man say it... I plead for this nation, and all the honest men therein.

There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It's better to be honest.

There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.

There are those who insist that it is a very bad thing to question God. To them, “why?” is a rude question. That depends, I believe, on whether it is an honest search, in faith, for His meaning, or whether it is the challenge of unbelief and rebellion.

There are times when you simply have to pose your model. The difference is in the kind of posing. It can be honest and dishonest, interesting and as wooden as a cigar store Indian.

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

There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

There is no courage but in innocence; no constancy but in an honest cause.

There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail

There is no more direct or honest person than Jim Clapper.

There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!

There is such a thing as honest pride and self-respect.

there is no truly honest autobiography.

There's nobody who knows the left better than I know 'em. I know the left like I know every square inch of my gloriously naked body, not just the back of my hand. I know them. I know them better than they know themselves because they refuse to be honest about who they are really are and what they really believe, but I am.

There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.

There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.

There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.

There’s no shame about any honest calling; don’t be afraid of soiling your hands, there’s plenty of soap to be had.

There's not going to be a whole lot of change, to be honest with you. I don't think there's a reason to fix what's broke.

There will be that zip-a-dee-doo-dah after the nominee is chosen. I guarantee there will be that enthusiasm. But to be brutally honest, with all due respect to governor Romney, who is obviously the frontrunner... hes not garnering a lot of that enthusiasm right now.

There's so much more (to say) about being young and being a woman, but I feel like not a lot of those stories are being told, so you have to grab onto what ever small truths you can find and present it in the most honest way you can.

Ther's still a few honest folks left but they never seem t' find anything you lose.

The saving of labour of the individual should be the object and honest humanitarian considerations, and not greed, the motive.

The scientist keeps the romantic honest, and the romantic keeps the scientist human.

The thing about us is we're honest. If we're asked whether we take drugs, we say yes. I was brought up by my mom not to be a liar.

The seed of a metaphysical or religious defeat is in us all. For the honest questioner, however, who doesn't seek refuge in some faith or fantasy, there will never be an answer.

The sober devil can hide his cloven hoof; but when the devil drinks he loses his cunning and grows honest.

The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.

The spirit of what we do is that you do what you feel and when you feel it and not feel you have to be something you're not: you have to be honest to yourself.

The spirit of science is not to prejudge, but to give any honest query a fair shake.

The stories that have had the deepest impact on me and one of the reasons I was excited to finally get to write my story, it's when I can read the story of others who are following Christ, who are committed, but just are still on the journey. They haven't arrived, and can be honest about that process.

The successful man is himself. To be successful, you've got to be honest with yourself.

The thing that I've learned is that there really is no joy, and nothing ever good is going to come from negativity. Those are thoughts that, even if you were presenting an honest version of yourself, there's just no point in sharing.

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

The truth is, I'm a storyteller. And it scares me, because my training as an academic is that the more accessible you are and the more human you are, the less smart you are. It's a shame trigger for me to be honest.

The truth is funny. Honest discovery, observation, and reaction is better than contrived invention.

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

The voice of honest indignation is the voice of God.

The work keeps getting deeper, more honest. I continue to work on a piece until I feel it breathe on its own.

The war between the Iranians and Iraqis is a touchy issue. To be quite honest, they each other's guts. It was not responsible to let one of our ships be put into a war zone like that.

The whole underlying theme for the new music... is to communicate honest, human values, and in doing that to try to improve the quality of life.

The word "theatrical" makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.

This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues,Was once thought honest.

...things I had come to find humor in would make your honest man swoon.