Bell Hooks Quotes

The President's biggest problem right now is he's gotta tell the truth. And we've seen this in New Jersey. I've told lots of hard truths in New Jersey that people didn't necessarily agree with, but they give you credit for looking them in the eye and telling them the truth.

What I've learned is that the most precious commodity you can have in a relationship is honesty, good or bad.

Not me. Give me honesty anytime.

I never say anything of a man that I have the smallest scruple of saying to him.

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

I have never made any secret of any of my thoughts or areas of interest. I've always been honest, open, and upfront.

Be candid with everyone.

I lie very little and am a very straight-forward person.

I am honest; I speak the truth, and I sometimes probably go overboard and speak my mind.

I've tried my best to be transparent with everything I do. What you see is what you get.

I never hide anything.

To be honest, I've always been forthright.

I've always been a straight shooter and an open book. It's how I've chosen to live my life.

First tell the truth, then give your opinion.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

I am completely 100 percent honest in what I do and who I am, and I've got nothing to hide.

To tell the truth, this was one of the few cases in which she had not told him just what she was thinking. Usually, she let him know whatever thoughts happened to come to her, and indeed he never took it amiss if she let slip a word that might pain him, because when all was said and done that was the price one paid for sincerity.

Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the most truthful and complete answer you can imagine. You will know the absolute truth of the statement as well as the thought process behind the answer. You will have no doubt as to the intellect of the speaker and meaning of the answer to this question....So you can see, as a politician, he has a lot to learn.

Frankness invites frankness.

A lot of people would say, to be truthful is to tell all, every dalliance, every crisis. They might be right on paper, but in practice, it's not a great way to go.

Anything less than total candor was bullshit. I owed that to my readers, I owed that to myself, and I owed that most specifically to my mother. I've had some thrilling moments in my 18-year literary career to this point, and nothing comes close to giving Geneva Hilliker Ellroy, the farm girl from Tunnel City, Wisconsin, to the world.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

i will always tell you the truth.

When folks find I ain't afeard to speak my mind on their affairs, they kinder guess I'm tellin' the truth about my own.

I have always wanted to deal with everyone I meet candidly and honestly. If I have made any assertion not warranted by facts, and it is pointed out to me, I will withdraw it cheerfully.