Best 1362 quotes in «honest quotes» category

It is easiest to "be all things to all men," but it is not honest. Self-respect must be sacrificed every hour in the day.

It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit.

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.

It is more or less rude to scorn indiscriminately all kinds of praise; we ought to be proud of that which comes from honest men, who praise sincerely those things in us which are really commendable.

It is my conviction that the public always shows itself more honest in its spontaneity than do those who officially set themselves up as judges of works of art.

It is not easy to be honest because it is impossible to be complete.

It is not only highly desirable but necessary that there should be legislation which shall carefully shield the interests of wage-workers, and which shall discriminate in favor of the honest and humane employer by removing the disadvantage under which he stands when compared with unscrupulous competitors who have no conscience and will do right only under fear of punishment.

It is not possible to be honest in the here and now when you continue to discount and minimize your childhood experiences.

It is not surprising that honest and well-informed experts can disagree about facts. But beyond the disagreement about facts, there is another deeper disagreement about values.

It isn't necessarily easier if you know what it is you're meant to do-- but at least you don't waste time in questioning or doubting. If you're honest--well, that isn't necessarily easier, either. Though I suppose if you're honest with yourself and know what you are, at least you're less likely to feel that you've wasted your life, doing the wrong thing.

It is remarkable that there is little or nothing to be remembered written on the subject of getting a living: how to make getting a living not merely honest and honorable, but altogether inviting and glorious; for if getting a living is not so, then living is not.

It is strange how in some things honest people can be dishonest without the slightest compunction.

It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.

It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.

I try and be as normal as I can, but it's all pretty mental to be honest.

I tried to give my best and truthful answer to any committee I have appeared before and it's really - people are suggesting through innuendo that I have been not honest about matters and I've tried to be honest.

I try to be honest and I keep moving.

I took the easy way, and to an extent I regret that. Still, though, the way we did it was honest. We played it and sang it the way we felt it, and there's a lot to be said for that.

I try to be as honest and open as I am with everything that I do because it’s just, um, It helps me, you know, like whether it’s stand up or singing or act. I just try to stay true.

I try to be honest; I really do try not to exaggerate the story. I try to be accurate.

It's a video release as well so I have to be perfectly honest and go, probably not specifically for DVD, but there are extra bits on it that aren't on anything else, so as exciting as that sounds.

It's a lot easier when you can share the workload to be honest. Especially if you really, really, trust in each other.

It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand if a conversation or an explanation isn't made.

It’s amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.

It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself.

It's easy to be taken advantage of if you're not honest.

It seems pointless to be quoted if one isn't going to be quotable ... it's better to be quotable than honest.

It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest.

It's difficult for most of us to be completely honest with ourselves - we hate to admit how vulnerable or needful we are.

It's getting to the point where, to be honest with you, even though there is a lot of great music around, especially in clubland, certainly from my corner of something I just felt like I needed to get my hands dirty and DJ out.

It's normally agreed that the question 'How are you?' doesn't put you on your oath to give a full or honest answer.

Its important to be honest and truthful with your constituents. At the end of the day, we represent them.

It's important to be honest with and respectful of each other and deal with issues as they arrive, as opposed to letting them simmer.

it's more interesting for me to stick things out anonymously. You get more of an honest reaction to what you've done.

It's not like I had to throw the football and deal with that as well. It was more disheartening, to be honest with you, just to kind of see how the National Football League really is.

It's important to be honest enough about your work, and the areas in which you can improve. I'm still learning every day and I'm still Hungry to create more and better work, hence the name.

It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music.

It sometimes makes me feel sexy to wear something revealing. But I have gone too far. I have to be honest about that.

It sure looks good to see an honest-to-goodness audience after looking at you all for so long from the silver screen

It's so difficult to figure out how to offer support and also be honest with someone you love who's in a damaging relationship without making them feel defensive and retreating even further into isolation.

It's very hard to be honest with yourself when something's just not working.

It's wonderful to feel supported, but there's a lot of negative energy towards me as well. So I ignore it, to be honest. If I started to read it all it would completely mess up my head.

It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them.

It was the first honest emotional connection I'd had in a while. So I immediately panicked and had to leave.

I've actually found - especially doing my cabaret show - I'm connecting with people in a way I haven't connected with them. I've found that when you're open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you're being open and honest about. You could then, when you lay that as the groundwork, say, "Here I am. This is what I think. I come in peace." Then you're able to push out, to be able to talk about more things. And that's been a really heartening thing about my life, actually.

I've always been honest with all my kids. So I - if they did well, they did well. And if they didn't, actually, I asked, did you try your best? And if they tried their best, then, you know, I back out because I expect them to be honest with me or with themselves. And I can't make you go out there and work out hard.

I've been in a relationship for almost two years now, so I'm kind of locked in there. My mind doesn't even really remember when I was single, to be honest.

I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth.

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.

I've always enjoyed Twitter. I enjoy it a lot less now that I'm in WWE, I'll be honest. Because the number of idiots that have access to you is exponentially more. I feel like people shouldn't be able to tweet whatever they want without consequences.