#honesty

"You can defeat fear through humor, through pain, through honesty, bravery, intuition, and through love in the truest sense."

"The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the volition of honesty regarding his own corruption."

"...the law of empathy, by which he could, by his will, transfer himself into an object or a work of art, and thus inflence the outer world. He did not feel redeemed by the work he did. He did not seek redemption. He sought to see what others did not, the projection of his imagination."

"It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie."

"I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly, I would not only be ordaining myself their enemy, but also ordaining myself God's enemy."

"I believe in true love. But my opinion is tainted, because I also believe in Bigfoot, aliens, and in the existence of honest politicians."

"We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves."

"You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think."

"Love and honesty don’t mix."

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive."

"Stop lying to yourself. When we deny our own truth, we deny our own potential."

"You can't lie to your soul."

"I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?"

"You're only responsible for being honest, not for someone else's reaction to your honesty."

"Fuck it... That's really the attitude that keeps a family together, it's not "we love each other", it's just "fuck it, man."

"Scholars, theologians, and even poets have yet to be able to truly describe and touch upon the beauty, romance, and magic of a relationship built on 100% authenticity"

"To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it."

"We have to endure the discordance between imagination and fact. It is better to say, “I am suffering,” than to say, “This landscape is ugly."

"A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people. Leadership is not restricted to position and age; it is self-made and influencial. Everyone has this self-leadership quality."

"The Memory Of You Is Like A Drug To Me"