Honest Quotes

"Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough."
-Mark Twain

"We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy."
-George Bernard Shaw

"An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens."
-Thomas Jefferson

"I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help."
-Tommy Lasorda

"If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it."
-Tennessee Williams

"An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told."
-William Shakespeare

"I thank God I am as honest as any man living that is an old man and no honester than I."
-William Shakespeare

"Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance."
-William Shakespeare

"Even God lends a hand to honest boldness."
-Menander

"Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress."
-Mahatma Gandhi

"An honest god's the noblest work of man."
-Samuel Butler

"The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it."
-G. K. Chesterton

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of the World, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend."
-Robert Louis Stevenson

"Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door."
-Vernon Howard

"Try to put your happiness before anyone else's, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself."
-Margaret Cho

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."
-Benjamin Cardozo

"It's not a good picture, and to be honest with you, I don't think it will ever get corrected."
-Fred Dubard

"His answer was an honest one -- I think the markets misinterpreted what I said."
-Lyle Gramley

"Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity."
-Philip Crosby

"He was very perceptive and very understanding and very honest. We were able to communicate in a way that was exceedingly positive and at the same time, very direct."
-Barbara Cohen

"Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery."
-Thomas Moore

"The best way to try to motivate somebody is by being direct with them. To be honest with them. Lies are never the right way to get your message across."
-Trey Parker and Matt Stone

"I'm in a little bit of shock right now, to be honest. I'd give anything to go back four hours right now."
-Andy Roddick

"The computer can become your best friend because no one is looking at you. But you have to be very honest with yourself."
-Susan Gibbons

"Yes, if we were prepared to be honest we might rid ourselves of much self deception."
-Moliere

"To be honest, we don't have the financial resources. We don't have any television channels."
-Salih Mutlaq

"I wasn't even born. I was born in 1978. They won in 1977. I missed it by a year. But to be honest, everyone talks about that year."
-Kevin Bianco

"I took that as a racial connotation, to be honest with you."
-Linford Christie