Peter O'Toole Quotes

Those who don't say what they mean will live and die by their own sword.

Tell the children the truth.

Candor helps a lot.

One must be frank to be relevant.

I say what I think and I think what I say.

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.

It's so much easier to tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.

I always tell what I see.

I felt that it's best just to be as transparent as possible.

I tell it like it is. I tell it like I see it. I tell it like I envision it. I tell it like I live it.

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

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

I am very clear and very honest. I can say one thing, and you look at my face, and it is clear.

I just tell the truth.

When you go into a situation, and you're honest and straight-up about something, you put all your cards on the table.

I speak what's real.

My approach is to be open and honest.

I've never understood this idea of not shooting straight with people.

If you are going to say something, then be as honest as you can.

Honest communication is a rare thing.

I feel like when you just say what the truth is, you can't really comment more than that.

I have written letters that are failures, but I have written few, I think, that are lies. Trying to reach a person means asking the same question over and over again: Is this the truth, or not? I begin this letter to you, then, in the western tradition. If I understand it, the western tradition is: Put your cards on the table.

Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.

You can't say you want things to be simple and then in the next breath ask me to be honest.

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.