Honest Quotes - Page 13

IF THE TRUE MEASURE OF A BOOK is to be found in the perfume that remains behind when all the words have been forgotten then, for Beyond Recovery, it is this quality of honesty, openness and surrender which communicates itself in the words and between them, administering not just to the mind but to the background of Awareness.

Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

Every Mussalman should serve Pakistan honestly, sincerely and selflessly.

Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition.

How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.

For all its beauty, honesty, and effectiveness at improving the human condition, science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not. It's about consensus and teamwork and respectful critical argument, working with, and through, natural law. It requires that we utter, frequently, those hateful words - 'I might be wrong.'

My art and my self-expression in any form has always been an attempt towards sincerity, honesty, and empathy for others. For a multitude of reasons both professional and personal I no longer feel that this is possible within [Crystal Castles]. Although this is the end of the band, I hope my fans will embrace me as a solo artist in the same way they have embraced Crystal Castles.

You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.

(M)aybe we too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries instead of something honest and worthy of respect . . . you know . . . like being people.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.

Making art has first of all to do with honesty. My first lesson was to see objectively, to erase all meaning of the thing seen. Then only could the real meaning of it be understood and felt.

Beautiful faces are those that wear — It matters little if dark or fair — Whole-souled honesty printed there.

... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it. For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control.

The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong.

It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.

Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.

When you finally embrace the gift of your sexual orientation it IS the end; the end of shame, fear and oppression. You leave the darkness of the closet and begin a life of honesty, authenticity and freedom.

The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying bastards.

Lying can never save us from another lie.

The thing that I've learned is that there really is no joy, and nothing ever good is going to come from negativity. Those are thoughts that, even if you were presenting an honest version of yourself, there's just no point in sharing.

Women who are stunningly beautiful are women who... love truly and honestly without demanding that they be loved in return.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.