Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

You have to be savvy and sharp and also straightforward with your customer. I think that authenticity is really important.

I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

With love, you don't mislead or play around, so if you're not perfectly clear, just be honest about it.

I don't like people lying to me. I don't like people who don't return my calls. I don't like people who won't give me a straight answer. I don't like those kinds of people, and I've been vocal about it.

Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.

My dad would always tell me, 'When you meet a man, look him in his eye and shake his hand,' and that's just something I've been doing for a long time.

If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.

It's really how you deal with people. Do people respect you? Are you honest with people even if it's something they don't want to hear? Anyone in Hollywood will tell you I'm extremely up front and honest almost to a fault.

I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.

In my neighborhood, when you've got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him.

I don't flirt and I don't play the people that I'm meeting with.

I am tough, and sometimes I tell it like it is. Tough love can work wonders.

How can I not be straightforward? I’m not a nobody. A somebody like me needs to handle things in a straight forward manner.

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

I'm not in people's minds. If you're mad at me, you'll have to tell me.

The more honest and straight up you are with anybody will work in your benefit.

That's always fun to play: the person who can be truthful and blunt, and people take it because that's who she is.

I'm a guy who is easy to get along with, and I'll put up with a lot of things. But not dishonesty.

What I do know as a manager, as a person, is that you have to try and be honest with everyone around you. If I leave a player out, they deserve an explanation. It's about communication, about being clear in what you want.

People can smell a lack of respect from a mile away.

Where there's no mutual respect, there's trouble!

Make your "yes" mean yes, and your "no" mean no.