Honest Quotes - Page 29

The armour of falsehood is subtly wrought out of darkness, and hides a man not only from others, but from his own soul.

Magic is a performance, and a performance should have an honesty, a relevance and a resonance if it is to be offered to spectators without insulting them.

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy.

When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.

The only time I ever find my dealings with God less than clear-cut is when I'm not being honest with Him. The fuzziness is always on my side, not His.

When I was younger, I was just always looking for - you're always looking for this hot, so hot, like super-hot girl. And then, as I've gotten older, different things are really important to me, like just honesty. Being able to sit down and have a conversation.

Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.

When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.

Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul.

Corruption wins not more than honesty.

I write about what I know and what I have experienced. This keeps me an "honest" writer.

One night of love don't make up for six nights alone. But I'd rather have one than none Lord, cause I'm flesh and bone.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.

I have not observed mens honesty to increase with their riches.

The weakling and the coward cannot be saved by honesty alone; but without honesty the brave and able man is merely a civic wild beast who should be hunted down by every lover of righteousness. No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.

When I kissed you, you didn't mind. I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes, but you tasted like wine.

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament.

She said she never wanted to have secrets from me nor from herself, which is why she wanted to write down everything that otherwise would be hard to talk about. As I said, later I understood that someone who flees into honesty like that fears something, fears that her life will fill with something that can no longer be shared, a genuine secret, indescribable, unutterable.

My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.

I am one of the few men honest enough to say they do not understand women.

I believe that this hairless embryo with the aching, oversize brain case and the opposable thumb, this animal barely up from the apes, will endure --will endure longer than his home planet, will spread out to the other planets, to the stars, and beyond, carrying with him his honesty, his insatiable curiosity, his unlimited courage --and his noble essential decency. This I believe with all my heart.

You hate me and I hate you, so at least we understand each other.

It's important to be honest enough about your work, and the areas in which you can improve. I'm still learning every day and I'm still Hungry to create more and better work, hence the name.