Julie Payette Quotes

I tell it like it is, but I don't voice my opinion unless it's asked for.

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.

So I think it's better to say something than not to say anything at all, even to an ignorant person.

I probably should be a little more cautious with how I speak, and I think my delivery needs to be a little softer.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.

Everyone appreciates me for my honesty. Why shouldn't I speak my mind? I will not say I am blunt. I don't speak about others.

Be open and honest, but perceptive to your boss's situation. That's my advice to graduates worried about working with a new boss.

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

I just love creating an environment where people can open up and say what's on their mind and in their heart.

Without tact you can learn nothing.

You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.

If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.

Certain times, I'll choose my words very carefully and maybe come off a little more boring.

Sometimes you just wonder whether people just don't have the sensitivity or decency. I'm a member of the media myself: I host a talk show. I know sometimes when you want to ask something, you can circumvent it with words and vocabulary. You don't suddenly just go out there and ask something directly in the pretense of being absolutely candid.

I am righteous and not afraid to speak my truth. My delivery might not always be as diplomatic as I would like it to be, but my words are truthful - spoken from the heart and to the point.

I really understand that we have to be sensitive to people's feelings and to their sensitivities, but you also can't be muzzled to tell a story.

I don't change the way that I play. I love the game of basketball, man. I ride with these guys in this locker room. They know that. If I've got something to say to them, I will say it. You may not like the way that it comes across. That's fine. But that's who I am.

I know the pros and cons of being absolutely blunt.

Instead of sounding pretentious, phony, or repetitive, I'd rather not speak.

There is a difference between being straightforward and careless.

Communication is number one, and we have to communicate honestly and openly with each other.

Sometimes players are very fed up with my communication, but that's what I do, and they know how I think. But they know I am very transparent.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.