Ben Askren Quotes

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

I love being gut-wrenchingly honest.

I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart.

I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out.

I am an honest person, and that includes showing my emotions - good or bad.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.'

The art of life is to show your hand.

Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.

I'm not always going to say things the perfect way, the right way. But I'm going to say how I feel.

I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me that I should be more guarded 'cause sometimes I am too honest and open, but it's also just who I am.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.

I say what I feel.

One should say what he/she feels.

I have always been cursed or blessed with this inability to hide behind anything and to just say exactly what I am experiencing.

I am an emotional guy. I try to be very honest.

I think a lot of people don't wear their hearts on their sleeves. I think people should, but a lot of people don't. People may be a bit taken back sometimes about how honest I am and how open I am. But I'm happier this way - it's a good thing for me.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people.

I'm not good at hiding my feelings. I'm also not good at lying. I'm very open about everything.

Sometimes I think I've been too honest, and other times, too explicit.