Quotes about Honesty

Don't be consistent but be simply true.

When truth takes a backseat to ego and politics, trust is lost.

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

I want to be me, and the Arizona Cardinals know what they are getting. They are not getting a kid that is going to say stupid things and piss people off unnecessarily. They are going to get a kid that everyone knows who they are getting every single day I walk into the building.

True love will not brook reserve; it feels undervalued and outraged, when even the sorrows of those it loves are concealed from it.

There is nothing I value more in subordinates than their willingness to tell me I'm wrong, to challenge me, to sharpen my decision making. Surrounding yourself with sycophants and bootlickers is the surest route to failure.

truth telling is more important than peace keeping.

God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father—authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly. I heard a man do this once when I least expected it.

To love as Jesus loves we have to put truth telling ahead of peace keeping. We also have to put the other person's well-being ahead of the comfort level of our relationship.

A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.

Truth never pleads or compromises or wavers. It invites and awaits your acceptance.

Let us wash the cosmetics from our souls and look at the unadorned condition of our hearts.