One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

Live truth instead of professing it.

Honesty is the best policy.

Commitment is an act, not a word.

I believe that economics is based on scarcity of markets. And it’s possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce.

One thing I hope I’ll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.

One of my proudest moments is I didn’t sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

The moment there is suspicion about a person’s motives, everything he does becomes tainted.

Many people aren’t rich because they’re liars.

Nicki Minaj, I’m at MTV. I’m going to be honest with you: I love you. I like you. I want you; I want you to be mine. Only reason I’m not telling you this face to face is because I understand that you’re busy.

We’re so immaturely cynical as a culture. We’re not wise enough to look at an institution like marriage and to really things about what it means and what it signifies. It signifies a place where people can tie the ropes of their lives together so that they’re stronger. It signifies a place where people can tell the truth to one another.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There’s no tricks. It’s honesty with big melodies.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

If anything, I get most upset because I wanna read a good paper first thing in the morning. And if I see a lie about myself flash across the front of the cover, I don’t think much of the rest of the newspaper.

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.

I looked the people of Louisiana in the eye and told them exactly what I thought in terms that normal people use.

No such thing as a man willing to be honest – that would be like a blind man willing to see.

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

Tell the children the truth.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.

It’s when you begin to lie to yourself in a poem in order to simply make a poem, that you fail.

A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.

When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it’s done so I would recognise when I was being lied to.

I’m actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, ‚Man, I said too much.‘ It’s hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.

I want to be an honest man and a good writer.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

For, if a good speaker, never so eloquent, does not see into the fact, and is not speaking the truth of that – is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.

We can’t just choose to tell some facts and not others because we don’t want to upset people. We have to tell it like it is.

Better a broken promise than none at all.

An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.

‚Some Kind Of Monster‘ is such a nightmare for any musician to watch because you’re watching a band be honest to each other. Not a good idea, man!

I want to be an artist, an actress with integrity, and that includes all kinds of parts.

I do not pilfer victory.

A ‚No‘ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‚Yes‘ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Always be sincere, even if you don’t mean it.

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at last as the truth. This alone wears well.

Character is power.

I think what’s important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear.

Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.

No public man can be just a little crooked.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

I am who I am and I say what I think. I’m not putting a face on for the record.