Quotes and Sayings About Honesty
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A piercing satire, a poignant family drama and an investigation of the competing claims of honesty, loyalty, ambition and love.
-- A. O. Scott -
When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.
-- A. R. Rahman -
I sank down onto the bed against the headboard and leaned back. I crossed my legs underneath me. "Then we'll talk." I said with a smile. Rush sat down onto the bed and leaned back against the wall. A deep chuckle came from his chest and I watched as a real smile broke out on his face. "I can't believe I just begged a female to sit and talk to me." In all honesty, I couldn't either.
-- Abbi Glines -
I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.
-- Abdul Kalam -
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I have no idea what the mind of a lowlife scoundrel is like, but I know what the mind of an honest man is like; it is terrifying.
-- Abel Hermant -
You lie once.. you lie for the rest of your life... and in quest of proving your innocence.. you pledge your honesty with utter lies.... !!!
-- Abhijeet Sawant -
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
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How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
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Truth is generally the best vindication against slander
-- Abraham Lincoln -
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
-- Abraham Lincoln -
Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing
-- Abraham Maslow -
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
-- Abu Bakr -
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There is no future for a people who deny their past.
-- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. -
The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mothers advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.
-- Adam DeVineSource : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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Spirituality does not require that you work hard toward achieving a result in the future as much as it requires you to be fully present, sincere and committed now, with absolute honesty and willingness to uncover and let go of any illusions that come between you and the realization of Reality.
-- Adyashanti -
When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!
-- Agatha Christie -
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Intern will resonate not only with doctors, but with anyone who has struggled with the grand question 'What should I do with my life?' In a voice of profound honesty and intelligence, Sandeep Jauhar gives us an insider's look at the medical profession and also a dramatic account of the psychological challenges of early adulthood.
-- Akhil Sharma -
Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people. They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
-- Akira KurosawaSource : Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie (1987). “Rashomon”, p.122, Rutgers University Press
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When I swore that you're getting more and more beautiful everyday. Well, I was only kidding, honey.
-- Al Yankovic -
Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.
-- Al Yankovic -
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Marriage requires searing honesty at all costs. I learned that from my third wife.
-- Alan ArkinSource : "What I've Learned: Alan Arkin" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. February 25, 2007.
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If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.
-- Alan K. Simpson -
You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.
-- Alan MooreSource : "Fictional character: Gordon Deitrich". "V for Vendetta", www.imdb.com. 2005.
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I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is, that it's my duty to be as honest as possible in my art.
-- Alanis Morissette -
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Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.
-- Albert Camus