Sarah Dessen Quotes

I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.

Even if you hurt my feelings and you lie, be a man and admit it. I'd rather someone be honest to me.

I feel I let everyone British sport, British boxing, my community, my home town of Manchester, my family my kids, I feel I've let everyone down with the troubles I've been in.

It's hard when you let people down.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

I let the American people down.

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

If I sold something, and it didn't perform, I'd never forgive myself.

The only way to move forward is to be able to trust whomever you're with 100 percent.

Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive.

I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

Trust comes from transparency…

The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.

I think, at the end of the day, you do better when you tend toward being transparent, even though there's some risk.

I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.

Without trust, you cannot do anything.

For policemen to be honest about the fact that they may be fearful when they come into a certain situation, not understanding what's going to happen. The only way things will change and things will get better is if people are able to be honest without feeling like they're going to be offended, or they're going to offend someone else.

I don't want to let my family down; I don't want to let myself down. That's probably the biggest thing I fear.

I am sorry for causing anyone to lose faith in sport.

I have nothing to hide. I believe when you do you naturally become defensive.

I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.

It's easy to let yourself down - it's tough to let other people down.

I failed the most important people in my life, you know, on September 8, 2009. People who were relying on me more than anything.