Jeff Jordan Quotes

You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.

Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust.

Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.

The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I don't know.'

There are two things people in public life don’t like to say. First is ‘I made a mistake’, and second is ‘I don’t know.’

I've been very, very careful to tell people what I am qualified to talk about and what I'm not qualified to talk about.

I have never, ever been embarrassed by saying, 'I don't know.' I think maybe that's part of that longevity of my career. Sometimes I have to say, 'I don't know but I'll find out. Call me next week.'

Whether we're talking about leadership, teamwork, or client service, there is no more powerful attribute than the ability to be genuinely honest about one's weaknesses, mistakes, and needs for help.

I learned years ago that the more honest you are about anything you're doing in life, you can grow and learn from your mistakes.

If I feel I am not doing something right, I express it to people and to the media, too. I wouldn't shy away from that. It's healthy to interact. What you see is what you get with me.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I'm not going to sit here and say I know everything about everything. I definitely have work to do. The thing is, I'm willing to admit that.

I'll be the first one to tell you if I made a mistake.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

I should have told you from the start. I will let you down.

I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.

People ask me a question, I'll give them my opinion. I never claimed to have all the answers.

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.

I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they have to find a way to answer it. If you ask me a question and I say, 'I don't know,' there's really no follow-up.

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it.

America is big enough to admit when it's wrong and confident enough to learn from its mistakes.