Arthur C. Nielsen Quotes

From the physician and lawyer keep not the truth hidden.

I would never lie about another professional.

A show of a certain amount of honesty is in any profession or business the surest way of growing rich.

We like people who are honest. Honest in argument, honest with clients, honest with suppliers, honest with the company - and above all, honest with consumers.

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.

I try and be truthful.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.

You need to tell the truth to the audience, or they will throw a brick through the TV. They'll turn you off.

I want my clients to trust me.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

I've never found NBA owners to be deferential. I never considered them to be reliant. All that I do is knock myself out to represent their interests the best way I can and sometimes tell them, as part of my job, what they don't like to hear.

For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.

When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages others, and it creates a counterresponse.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us.

Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.

If you're going to tell stuff, you might as well tell the real stuff.

I've always told the truth. I've often been wrong - but I've never knowingly lied. Not in public life. Because I don't see the need to.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.

Tell the truth because then you don't have to have a good memory.