Marya Mannes Quotes

No lies, just love.

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.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

I would rather people take me as straightforward and not have to wonder if I'm kidding or not. Because what I have to say, and what I'm interested in doing and communicating, is worthwhile enough that I don't want to muck it up with people being confused about where I'm really coming from.

I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.

The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.

All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me.

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

You know, I think what the American people want more than anything else right now is someone who's just going to look them in the eye and tell them the truth, even some truths that they don't like. And - but they have to believe the person's speaking from their heart and are authentic.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

I never lie to my fans.

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.

I'm going to be as sincere as I can in delivering the message I think is right. If people agree, great, and if they don't, I did my best.

It's best not to appear to believe what you say but to believe what you say.

Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect.

One of the things I learned early on was the system of believing: you have to believe in what you say. The camera is the arbiter of truth; it's the all-seeing eye that can pick out discrepancies. You can't lie to the camera. You must believe in what you're saying, or the audience won't believe you.

The worst thing you can do in a leadership position is be something you're not.

If you're out there saying something that you don't personally believe, then it doesn't really matter if a voter agrees with what you're saying. If they don't believe that you believe it, then they're not going to listen to you anyway.

I think you've got to be as honest as possible in order to influence someone.

Ya know, I just want a girl to be honest.

I really believe the stuff I say.

You have to really care about what you say. And if you don't, it will never come out quite right, unless you go into acting, in which case you have to act fast before you realize it is something which you do not believe in.

When you're being real, that's endearing to an audience. When you're not being real and you're making jumps to things that don't really follow how they would in reality, people don't appreciate that.

Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.

I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I'm truly persuasive.