Best 71 quotes in «being honest quotes» category

I tried being honest once, and you stopped being my friend

I believe the most difficult situation to be in, is one of mind-game-playing. Interestingly enough, it can be observed that it’s those from the most prosperous countries that tend to play the most mind-games with other people. They even write things about it. Why is it very difficult to be honest and transparent about what one thinks and feels? Why must one resort to manipulations and mind-mockery and mimicry? It is such a sad situation or state for any person to be in. Living in cubicle within cubicle within cubicle of themselves. Victims and perpetrators of mind games, interestingly, are the most paranoid about it happening to them— because they do it, they think everyone else does it too. Or because it’s been done to them, they think everyone will do it to them. Why cannot people say what they think, think what they say, say what they mean and mean what they say? The world would be happier if we were all just living out in a big plain in Africa! Roaming with animals, walking barefoot, being simple, transparent, real...

Before Donald Trump, I was not worried. To be honest with you, when I came to the United States, I felt freedom right away. But after Trump, I became worried not only for immigrants, not only for Muslims, not only for the US. Now I'm worried for the whole world.

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

A man can be honest in any sort of skin.

Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.

Be honest in every way and enjoy the peace that only a clear conscience can bring you.

Being honest in the spotlight is the worst idea . But I do like when artists are honest and are able to build a persona for the artwork with their honesty. That's really good.

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

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.'

Be simple. Be honest. Don't overcook and don't undercook, but it's better to undercook than overcook.

Be prepared and be honest.

Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

Don't ever regret being honest. Period.

Don't kid yourself. Be honest with yourself. Take your own inventory.

Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time.

I certainly don't want to be formulaic. I want to be honest and authentic and everything else.

I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.

I'll be honest, I like everything about my body.

I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest.

I'm a pretty happy person, to be honest with you.

I'm just gonna be honest and if I feel something, I'm just gonna say it! Once I started doing that, my music just got better.

I'm not sure what my genre is, and to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of that word. I love all types of music regardless of what box it might fit in.

I'm often uncomfortable with girliness, to be honest.

I'm rather uncomfortable with celebrity, to be honest.

I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you.

All I care about, to be honest, is surfing. I love surfing more than anything. To me, there's nothing like that.

I am proof that you can you make money in Italy and be honest.

I feel privileged, to be honest.

I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do.

It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

I've got no timetable. I'm sort of sick of timetables, to be honest.

I will say, with memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

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

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.

Just be honest with who you are. Don't pretend to be something you're not. Don't be a phony. Walk your talk. That's how God works, so doing it is emulating how Source works.

Losing gets old. It's just been a heck of a month, to be honest with you.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

Never work for money or power, be honest, don't feel entitled to anything you don't sweat and struggle for, [and] always finish what you start.

One thing, I try to be honest. And what is revealed is often rather hideously unflattering.

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.

Privacy I think gets invaded when you start being honest.

That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty.

To be honest, I am not happy about all the publicity.

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

I have tried if I could reach that great resolution . . . to be honest without a thought of Heaven or Hell.

To be a musician, you have to be honest... to be honest... to be honest.