#honesty

"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people."

"Most of what I say is complete truth. My edit button is broken."

"You can't lie to your soul."

"I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have."

"One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth."

"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."

"Mothers were the only ones you could depend on to tell the whole, unvarnished truth."

"This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy."

"She asked if I loved another woman, so I answered honestly and said, “Dinner was great, but I could go for dessert."

"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable."

"I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like."

"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong."

"You should spend more time reading the Good Book and less reading all those novels. What are you going to tell the Lord on Judgement Day when He asks you why you didn't read your bible? Hmm?"I will tell Him that His press agents could have done with a writing lesson or two, I said. To myself."

"I'm not mean, I'm honest. Nobody is ever straightforward. But sometimes people need to hear the truth."

"Can America get back to a point where politicians are honest? Not unless that point is the tip of a sword."

"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom."

"Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both."

"The problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it. The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!"

"You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you."

"Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves."