Mark Goulston Quotes

If a public figure tells a whopping lie once in his life, it'll haunt him into his grave. If he lies morning, noon and night, it will become almost impossible to remember any one particular lie.

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back.

If you draw [red] lines and then don't respect them, you diminish your credibility.

Don't ever break someone's trust. Once you do, then nobody wants to do business with you.

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.

When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.

Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes right home with you. If you cheat in Vegas, you walk home as a cheater. You lie awake at a night a cheater. You cannot escape it.

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

Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Kids have what I call a built-in hypocrisy antenna that comes up and blocks out what you're saying when you're being a hypocrite.

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

I don't tolerate liars. When somebody lies to me, that's really, like, just unbearable.

Unless you can fake sincerity, you'll get nowhere in this business.

Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation.

I'm not a Saban guy, because I don't like liars, and I think he lied. I think he lied to the Miami Dolphins and to the fans of Miami, and he left. And it's pretty simple: I think integrity is very important; if you don't have integrity, I don't know how you can be successful.

A good memory is needed after one has lied.

Anybody can make something up and have it sound believable. The hard part is remembering all the lies you've told, and all the people you've told them to, and then living the lies that have become your life.