Richard E. Besser Quotes

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

I want my clients to trust me.

By and large, our leaders don’t lie to us.

Our government should not make promises we cannot keep. And we must keep the promises we have already made.

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

I'm genuine, and I think people can see that when they watch.

You can be sure that Judicial Watch is investigating and monitoring the responses of our government to the coronavirus threat.

People understand when you talk to them person to person, at an equal level. I tell them what I can do and what I cannot, and they tell me, 'Didi, we know you don't lie.'

Building trust means thinking about trust in a positive way.

I think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to.

The people know that they need in their representative much more than talent, namely, the power to make his talent trusted.

No idea will work if people don't trust your intentions toward them.

You cannot lie ever, because a lie destroys the credibility of the product, and credibility is more important than anything. Credibility's even more important than clarity.

I think it's really nice to have an authenticity, it's a huge source for us to be able to lean on people who have that knowledge.

Trustworthiness is the thing that you need the most going to a presidential election. Honest and trustworthy is one of the main questions in any presidential election.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

The American people can always be trusted with the information.

I have money, but my most important capital is the trust of the people.

At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.

Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.

Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them.