Kim Reynolds Quotes

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it

I'm somebody's who's in favor of transparency and openness.

I am pretty transparent how I do things.

We could have done things in a more transparent manner and explained better.

I'm pretty transparent and clear about things. The things I do and the way I act are no different than I would expect of others. Mostly it's about being very clear about what we are trying to do and communicating a lot and showing absolute consistency and integrity about what I say and do.

I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.

Transparency is the new objectivity.

There should be no doubt about my commitment to responding to questions from reporters in the same language that the question is asked.

I try to be as clear and straight as I can in what I am putting forward. I think people are fed up with politicians where there are lots of bland lines to take.

When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.

The thing that I've decided is, I don't want to be invisible, but I'd like to be transparent. I want people to see what I'm thinking and see through me.

We have a set of core values. Honesty, respect.

Where I agree with the president, I'll state that I agree with the president. Where I disagree, I'll state that I disagree.

Politicians should trust people with the truth. Very often, we don't do that.

I like to be straightforward with whatever I'm doing, whether it's basketball, whether it's meeting someone, whatever it is.

Theresa May and her advisers should understand that to rebuild faith in the competence and integrity of our government, transparency is vital. It shines light on the good as well as the bad. And it leads to better-informed decisions, therefore better outcomes.

It's important to be transparent, to remove secrecy from issues of equality.

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

We have nothing to hide and it should be clear for the international community whose fault it was that the last closed European border was not open.

So for everything I do, I'm very clear about what I'm doing, and I tell people what it's about. They get a sense of what I'm thinking. I don't let people think I'm going to write something in praise in the meatpacking industry, and then they read it and it's actually attacking the meatpacking industry.

I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.

That's always been my philosophy: I try to just be as straightforward as possible, and then I don't really have to question what I said or regret anything.

I like being straightforward. We can deal with anything as long as it's on the table.

You have no right to be a leader if someone who works for you doesn't know where they stand.

While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving the stakeholders in decision-making process. Transparency is the right to information while openness is the right to participation.