John Henry Mackay Quotes

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

What I will say will not always please you, but what I say will always be honest and true and how I genuinely see it.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

If somebody asks for my opinion, I tell them my opinion, whether it's what they want to hear or not.

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.

Sworn to no party, Of no sect am I; I won't keep quiet And I will not lie.

This is what I love about people! You meet people outside of the business, they'll tell you the truth.

I just call it like I see it.

I just tell the truth.

My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.

I live with truth.

Truth is truth howe'er it strike.

I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial.

First tell the truth, then give your opinion.

Few people would not be the worse for complete sincerity.

Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.

I'm pretty much an open book. I've pretty much talked about anything I'm going through onstage. Between interviews and curious fans, I've been asked everything. And I always give answers. I don't shy away from anything.

Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people cannot be truthful; they have to be politically correct. There's no more sincerity. What we had before was freedom of speech and freedom of expression without judgement. That's why I don't get into politics.

I believe the American people are looking for someone to speak the truth.

Often, loyalty means telling people things they don't want to hear. It's not being sycophantic, it's not telling them how wonderful they are every day. It's being willing to tell them the days they're not wonderful.

Trump is an open book. You look at him and all you have to do is listen. He'll tell you who he is. He'll tell you what he thinks. He'll tell you what he's thinking about. He'll tweet it out, and it will be honest and from his heart.

I suppose in our culture - in our lifetime - we've always enjoyed people who tell it straight. We like our presidents, our comedians, and our actors to do that . . . It's funny. You say that people prefer a tasteful formalism - as opposed to an oppressive formalism - but I do feel very strongly that form follows function.

I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to think something else to accommodate them and try to be liked. That's just the way it goes and I don't think I'm any great champion of anything, but if they're going to put me on a show, I'm going to say what I think.

When you read the book you see that these guys aren't holding any punches. They're straightforward. They're honest. They're giving you their honest opinion.

I'll quote the truth wherever I find it thank you.