Francis Bacon Quotes

You must tell the truth. You must be truthful to yourself and the values of the game that got you there.

To be true to myself, to be the person that was on the inside of me, and not play games. That's what I'm trying to do mostly in the whole world, is not bullshit myself and not bullshit anybody else.

Loving truth and living honestly is my attitude to life. Be true to yourself and be true to others, thus you can be the judge of your behavior.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

What I'm trying to do is be righteous. And when I say “righteous,” I don't mean God. You know? God- Righteous. I mean just when I wake up, I know I was honest to myself.

I know only one method of operation: to be as honest with others as I am with myself.

I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.

Americans being upright and forthright and honest and true to themselves is a very hard concept.

I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

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.

In my work, I'm always striving to be as honest as possible.

The second you're not honest with yourself, you've lost everything.

I believe that being honest to oneself and one's work is all that matters.

The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes.

If you are honest with yourself and if you want to like what you see in the mirror, is you have to say what you really believe.

I will never again go to people under false pretenses even if it is to give them the Holy Bible. I will never again sell anything, even if I have to starve. I am going home now and I will sit down and really write about people.

Men must be honest with themselves before they can be honest with others. A man who is not honest with himself presents a hopeless case.

It is indeed a million times better to appear untrue before the world than to be untrue to ourselves.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy.Bothyourreligionand policy must be basedon it.

Honesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth.

Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.

Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.

Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.

We want to be true to ourselves, and honest to the fans and to ourselves.