Roy Clark Quotes

I think things are dishonest if they're not aware of sadness.

Teams ask me about my character, but until you sit down and talk to me directly, you might have image that's portrayed in stories or headlines. But I love the game, I'm up front and honest, I know exactly what I'm about, and that's the most important thing.

When people show you who they are ... believe them!

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

I'm simply trying to tell the truth about human behaviour as I see it.

One thing about me is I try to be honest.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

Some people would rather have a lie that makes them smile than a truth that makes them cry. I'm the opposite; I'd rather have people make me cry with the truth than try to make me smile.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.

You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

The clearest actions come from truth, not obligation.

I'm pretty much honest to a fault. It's my best and my worst quality.

You can't live a lie. You have to follow your heart.

Character is what you are in the dark.

This above all,--to thine own self be true; and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

If there were a being in the world whose eyes could look into other people's hearts, very few men or women would be able to face up to it.

I just have always felt as long as I'm 100 percent honest, then it's just me. It's a lot easier to sleep at night that way.

I always knew what I was worth, what I could do, what I could not do. I think that I have a genetic problem with lying. I just can't lie. I get in trouble with my husband because of that. He wishes that I wasn't so sincere, but I am.

People ask me about past projects I've worked on, and other things; I'm just really bad at lying. I have a bad poker face, so I just try to tell people how I'm feeling in the moment and really what I was trying to do.