Kerry Washington Quotes

For content creators, it's really important to be honest. Your audience will appreciate if you're stingy with the brands you work with.

I'm real. I believe what I'm saying. If Motel 6 wasn't the type of operation they say it is - and I stay at them when I travel - I wouldn't do their commercials. That comes through on the radio, and that's what it's all about.

To the extent I am known, I think I am known as a person who expresses his opinion freely about things - and I was sensitive to the possibility that if I was seen taking money for saying nice things about a product, my comments and choices and opinions would become, understandably, suspect.

The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

I have been very careful about what kind of products and companies I endorse just because I don't want to be promoting anything that I don't have any kind of connection to.

Pat Boone is an icon in this country. He's not a guy who's going to pull the wool over people's eyes. He's going to tell them the truth.

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

What you haven't seen from me are false attacks.

Players are smart. That locker room knows. So don't hide anything.

If your response to a problem or scandal isn't genuine, followers will sense it. And remember, by saying nothing, you're saying something.

That's the compliment I get most often - 'You guys are so honest.'

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

My integrity means more to me than any fame or money. When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it.

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

Voters crave authenticity.

There's a bit of truth in everything I do, you know.

A lot of times when you keep it real with somebody, you can't expect them to keep it real with you.

Truth is the best defense.

Most politicians are not authentic.

I have no interest in trying to manipulate people's emotions or opinions.

Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do.

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.

Honesty will never break you.